輗軏
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Chinese
[edit]clamps for crossbar of carriage | crossbar for yoking horses | ||
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trad. (輗軏) | 輗 | 軏 | |
simp. (𫐐𫐄) | 𫐐 | 𫐄 |
Etymology
[edit]The 輗/𫐐 (ní) was used for oxcarts, while the 軏/𫐄 (yuè) was used for horse carriages, which were smaller than the oxcarts.
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧˊ ㄩㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: níyuè
- Wade–Giles: ni2-yüeh4
- Yale: ní-ywè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niyueh
- Palladius: ниюэ (nijue)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni³⁵ ɥɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngai4 jyut6
- Yale: ngàih yuht
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngai4 jyt9
- Guangdong Romanization: ngei4 yud6
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɐi̯²¹ jyːt̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
[edit]輗軏
- (literally) the crossbar used on a carriage, essential for the alignment of the wheels and changing direction, without which it cannot move
- (figuratively) a person's vital convictions
- (figuratively, attributive) large and small, significant and trivial