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艅艎

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Chinese

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phonetic
trad. (艅艎)
simp. #(艅艎)
alternative forms 餘皇余皇
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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Has there been reconstructions based on an ancient Wu/Yue language?”)

The form 餘皇 / 余皇 (yúhuáng) was attested in the Zuozhuan's account of the Battle of Chang'an (長岸之戰) in 525 BCE between the forces of Chu and Wu. The 餘皇, according to the text, might have been a personal yacht or command ship of the Wu kings, and was the focus of fierce contests in the battle.

大敗餘皇。…公子:「先王。」…大敗餘皇 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
大败余皇。…公子:「先王。」…大败余皇 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
Zǐyú xiān sǐ, Chǔshī jì zhī, dàbài Wúshī, huò qí chéngzhōu yúhuáng.... Wú gōngzǐ Guāng qǐng yú qí zhòng yuē: “Sàng xiānwáng zhī chéngzhōu, qǐ wéi Guāng zhī zuì? Zhòng yì yǒu yān. Qǐng jiè qǔ zhī, yǐ jiù sǐ.”... Chǔ shī luàn, Wúrén Dàbài zhī, qǔ yúhuáng yǐ guī. [Pinyin]
Ziyu of Chu was killed early in the battle, but the Chu forces fought on and decisively defeated the Wu, capturing Wu's royal vessel, the Yuhuang. …Prince Guang of Wu appealed to his men and said: "Losing the late King's personal vessel — does the fault lie with me alone? Everyone is implicated in this. I humbly request your help to recapture the ship, in the hope that we all may be spared an ignoble death."…The Chu forces fell into disorder, and the men of Wu, overwhelming them, took the Yuhuang and retreated.

The form 艅艎 (yúhuáng), attested in later literary works, was an orthographic equivalent constructed according to the principle of 形聲形声 (xíngshēng, “phonosemantic compounding”).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (36) (33)
Final () (22) (102)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () III I
Fanqie
Baxter yo hwang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/jɨʌ/ /ɦwɑŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/jiɔ/ /ɦʷɑŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/iɔ/ /ɣuɑŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/jɨə̆/ /ɦwaŋ/
Li
Rong
/iɔ/ /ɣuɑŋ/
Wang
Li
/jĭo/ /ɣuɑŋ/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/i̯wo/ /ɣwɑŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
huáng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jyu4 wong4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 15802 12703
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
0 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*la/ /*ɡʷaːŋ/
Notes

Noun

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艅艎

  1. (literary, poetic) vessel; ship; yacht