high; lofty; towering high; lofty; towering; majestic |
lofty; name of a mountain | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (巍峨) | 巍 | 峨 | |
| simp. #(巍峨) | 巍 | 峨 | |
| alternative forms | 巍峩 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 巍 | 峨 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (21) | 歌 (94) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | I |
| Fanqie | 語韋切 | 五何切 |
| Baxter | ngjw+j | nga |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ŋʉi/ | /ŋɑ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ŋʷɨi/ | /ŋɑ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ŋiuəi/ | /ŋɑ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ŋuj/ | /ŋa/ |
| Li Rong |
/ŋiuəi/ | /ŋɑ/ |
| Wang Li |
/ŋĭwəi/ | /ŋɑ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ŋwe̯i/ | /ŋɑ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
wéi | é |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
ngai4 | ngo4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 巍 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
wēi |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ngjwɨj › |
| Old Chinese |
/*N-qʰuj/ |
| English | high, majestic |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 巍 | 峨 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 4691 | 13032 |
| Phonetic component |
鬼 | 我 |
| Rime group |
微 | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision |
2 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
巍 | 莪 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ŋul/ | /*ŋaːl/ |
| Notes | 嵬轉註字 | |