芘芣

Chinese

		Malva sylvestris	(plantain)
trad. (芘芣)		芘	芣
simp. #(芘芣)		芘	芣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): pífú, pífóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄧˊ ㄈㄨˊ, ㄆㄧˊ ㄈㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pífú
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ ㄈㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pífú
    • Wade–Giles: pʻi²-fu²
    • Yale: pí-fú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyifwu
    • Palladius: пифу (pifu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi³⁵ fu³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: pífóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄧˊ ㄈㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: pífóu
    • Wade–Giles: pʻi²-fou²
    • Yale: pí-fóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pyifour
    • Palladius: пифоу (pifou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰi³⁵ foʊ̯³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: bjij bjuw

Rime
Character	芘	芣
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	脂 (15)	尤 (136)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	房脂切	縛謀切
Baxter	bjij	bjuw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/biɪ/	/bɨu/
Pan Wuyun	/bi/	/biu/
Shao Rongfen	/bjɪ/	/biəu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/bi/	/buw/
Li Rong	/bi/	/biu/
Wang Li	/bi/	/bĭəu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱi/	/bʱi̯ə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	pí	fóu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	pei4	fau4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*bi  bɯ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	芘	芣
Reading #	1/2	1/1
No.	532	1039
Phonetic component	比	不
Rime group	脂	之
Rime subdivision	2	0
Corresponding MC rime	𣬈	浮
Old Chinese	/*bi/	/*bɯ/

Noun

芘芣

1. (alt. form 蚍衃) Synonym of 錦葵 / 锦葵 (jǐnkuí, “Chinese mallow”)