葉護

Chinese

		leaf; page	protect
trad. (葉護)		葉	護
simp. (叶护)		叶	护

Etymology

From Old Turkic 𐰖𐰉𐰍𐰆 (yabγu‬).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yèhù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yèhù
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yèhù
    • Wade–Giles: yeh⁴-hu⁴
    • Yale: yè-hù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yehhuh
    • Palladius: еху (jexu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: yep huH

Rime
Character	葉	護
Reading #	1/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	葉 (155)	模 (23)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	與涉切	胡誤切
Baxter	yep	huH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jiᴇp̚/	/ɦuoH/
Pan Wuyun	/jiɛp̚/	/ɦuoH/
Shao Rongfen	/jæp̚/	/ɣoH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jiap̚/	/ɦɔH/
Li Rong	/iɛp̚/	/ɣoH/
Wang Li	/jĭɛp̚/	/ɣuH/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯ɛp̚/	/ɣuoH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yè	hù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jip6	wu6

Noun

葉護

1. (historical) yabghu

   • 乃自立為可汗，以其弟默啜為設，咄悉匐為葉護。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     乃自立为可汗，以其弟默啜为设，咄悉匐为叶护。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Du You, Tongdian, 766 – 801 CE

     Nǎi zìlì wèi kěhàn, yǐ qí dì mòchuò wèi shè, duōxīfú wèi yèhù. [Pinyin]

     Then (Gudulu) proclaimed himself khagan, and appointed his younger brothers: Mochuo as shad and Duoxifu as yabghu.

See also

• 翖侯 (xīhóu)