囁嚅

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Chinese

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move the mouth as in speaking chattering
trad. (囁嚅)
simp. (嗫嚅)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial () (38) (38)
Final () (155) (24)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter nyep nyu
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ȵiᴇp̚/ /ȵɨo/
Pan
Wuyun
/ȵiɛp̚/ /ȵio/
Shao
Rongfen
/ȵʑjæp̚/ /ȵʑio/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ȵiap̚/ /ȵuə̆/
Li
Rong
/ȵiɛp̚/ /ȵio/
Wang
Li
/ȵʑĭɛp̚/ /ȵʑĭu/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ȵʑi̯ɛp̚/ /ȵʑi̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jip6 jyu4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 2/2 1/1
No. 9544 13972
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
2 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*njeb/ /*njo/
Notes

Verb

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囁嚅

  1. (literary) to stammer; to speak haltingly
  2. (archaic) to whisper; to speak in hushed tones

Derived terms

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