曖曖

Chinese

		obscure; clandestine	obscure; clandestine
trad. (曖曖)		曖	曖
simp. (暧暧)		暧	暧
alternative forms		瞹瞹

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ài'ài

  (Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ài'ài
    • Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ài-ài
    • Wade–Giles: ai⁴-ai⁴
    • Yale: ài-ài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayay
    • Palladius: айай (ajaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: 'ajH|'ojH 'ajH|'ojH

Rime
Character	曖	曖
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	泰 (25)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	於蓋切	烏代切
Baxter	'ajH	'ojH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑiH/	/ʔʌiH/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑiH/	/ʔəiH/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑiH/	/ʔɒiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔajH/	/ʔəjH/
Li Rong	/ʔɑiH/	/ʔᴀiH/
Wang Li	/ɑiH/	/ɒiH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔɑiH/	/ʔɑ̆iH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ài	ài
Expected Cantonese Reflex	oi3	oi3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qɯːds|qaːds  qɯːds|qaːds/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	曖	曖
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	2	8
Phonetic component	愛	愛
Rime group	隊	祭
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	愛	藹
Old Chinese	/*qɯːds/	/*qaːds/

Adjective

曖曖

1. (literary) dusky; dim; hazy
2. (literary) vague; indistinct
3. (obsolete) lush