萎蕤

Chinese

		wither; spiritless; withered	fringe; overladen with flowers
trad. (萎蕤)		萎	蕤
simp. ^#(萎蕤)		萎	蕤

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wěiruí

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄖㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai² jeoi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wěiruí
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄖㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wěiruéi
  - Wade–Giles: wei³-jui²
  - Yale: wěi-rwéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiruei
  - Palladius: вэйжуй (vɛjžuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐu̯eɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai² jeoi⁴
  - Yale: wái yèuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai² joey⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei² yêu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯³⁵ jɵy̯²¹/

Middle Chinese: 'jwe nywij

Rime
Character	萎	蕤
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	支 (14)	脂 (16)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	於爲切	儒隹切
Baxter	'jwe	nywij
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔˠiuᴇ/	/ȵiuɪ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔʷᵚiɛ/	/ȵʷi/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiuɛ/	/ȵʑjuɪ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔjwiə̆/	/ȵwi/
Li Rong	/ʔjue/	/ȵui/
Wang Li	/ǐwe/	/ȵʑwi/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔwie̯/	/ȵʑwi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wēi	ruí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai¹	jeoi⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*qrol njul/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	萎	蕤
Reading #	1/2	1/1
No.	12896	10916
Phonetic component	委	甤
Rime group	歌	微
Rime subdivision	3	2
Corresponding MC rime	逶	蕤
Old Chinese	/*qrol/	/*njul/
Notes	說文作歹委

Noun

萎蕤

(alt. form 葳蕤) angular Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum)

Synonyms

玉竹 (yùzhú)

Adjective

萎蕤

(literary, of vegetation) lush; luxuriant; exuberant
(literary) delicate; weak
(literary) listless; dispirited

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