繚繞

See also: 缭绕

Chinese

		lines for a sail; wind round	go around; to wind (around)
trad. (繚繞)		繚	繞
simp. (缭绕)		缭	绕
alternative forms		繆繞／缪绕

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liáorào, liáorǎo, liǎorǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄖㄠˋ, ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄖㄠˇ, ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): liu⁴ jiu² / liu⁴ jiu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liáorào
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄖㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liáorào
    • Wade–Giles: liao²-jao⁴
    • Yale: lyáu-ràu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liauraw
    • Palladius: ляожао (ljaožao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐɑʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liáorǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˊ ㄖㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liáorǎo
    • Wade–Giles: liao²-jao³
    • Yale: lyáu-rǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liaurao
    • Palladius: ляожао (ljaožao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯³⁵ ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liǎorǎo [Phonetic: liáorǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄠˇ ㄖㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: liǎorǎo
    • Wade–Giles: liao³-jao³
    • Yale: lyǎu-rǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: leaurao
    • Palladius: ляожао (ljaožao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʐɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: liu⁴ jiu² / liu⁴ jiu⁵
    • Yale: lìuh yíu / lìuh yíuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: liu⁴ jiu² / liu⁴ jiu⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: liu⁴ yiu² / liu⁴ yiu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liːu̯²¹ jiːu̯³⁵/, /liːu̯²¹ jiːu̯¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: lewX|ljewX nyewX

Rime
Character	繚	繚	繞
Reading #	2/3	3/3	1/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	來 (37)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	蕭 (93)	宵 (91)	宵 (91)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	III	III
Fanqie	盧鳥切	力小切	而沼切
Baxter	lewX	ljewX	nyewX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/leuX/	/liᴇuX/	/ȵiᴇuX/
Pan Wuyun	/leuX/	/liɛuX/	/ȵiɛuX/
Shao Rongfen	/leuX/	/ljæuX/	/ȵʑjæuX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lɛwX/	/liawX/	/ȵiawX/
Li Rong	/leuX/	/liɛuX/	/ȵiɛuX/
Wang Li	/lieuX/	/lĭɛuX/	/ȵʑĭɛuX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/lieuX/	/li̯ɛuX/	/ȵʑi̯ɛuX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	liǎo	liǎo	rǎo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	liu5	liu5	jiu5

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*rewʔ|reːwʔ  ŋjewʔ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	繚	繚	繞
Reading #	1/3	3/3	1/2
No.	8080	8113	14673
Phonetic component	尞	尞	垚
Rime group	宵	宵	宵
Rime subdivision	2	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	繚	了	擾
Old Chinese	/*rewʔ/	/*reːwʔ/	/*ŋjewʔ/

Verb

繚繞

1. to curl up; to wind around

Related terms

• 縈繞／萦绕 (yíngrào)