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徘徊

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Chinese

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trad. (徘徊)
simp. #(徘徊)
alternative forms 俳佪
俳回
裴回
裵回

Etymology

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A reduplicative, ideophonic compound in Old Chinese.

Compare 婓婓 (OC *pʰɯl pʰɯl, “coming and going”), 回回 (OC *ɡuːl ɡuːl, “revolving; turning”).

Pronunciation

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Note: The huái reading developed irregularly from Middle Chinese. The huí reading is more commonly used (1) by non-Mainlanders, (2) in songs, poems and operas, and (3) by people unfamiliar with the character.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (3) (33)
Final () (42) (42)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Closed
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter bwoj hwoj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/buʌi/ /ɦuʌi/
Pan
Wuyun
/buoi/ /ɦuoi/
Shao
Rongfen
/buɒi/ /ɣuɒi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/bwəj/ /ɦwəj/
Li
Rong
/buᴀi/ /ɣuᴀi/
Wang
Li
/buɒi/ /ɣuɒi/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/bʱuɑ̆i/ /ɣuɑ̆i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
péi huí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
pui4 wui4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 3072 5444
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1 2
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*buːl/ /*ɡuːl/

Verb

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徘徊

  1. to pace back and forth; to walk to and fro; to wander
  2. (figurative) to linger; to hover around; to be reluctant to leave
  3. (figurative) to hesitate; to dither; to waver
  4. (figurative) to oscillate; to fluctuate; to vary (between two values)

Synonyms

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  • (to pace back and forth):
  • (to hesitate):

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (徘徊):

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
はい
Hyōgai
かい
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(はい)(かい) (haikai

  1. prowling

Verb

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(はい)(かい)する (haikai surusuru (stem (はい)(かい) (haikai shi), past (はい)(かい)した (haikai shita))

  1. to prowl, to wander, to loiter

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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徘徊 (baehoe) (hangeul 배회)

  1. hanja form? of 배회 (prowling; loitering)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

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徘徊

  1. chữ Hán form of bồi hồi (uneasy; restless; ill at ease; anxious).