雉堞

Chinese

		ringed pheasant	battlements
trad. (雉堞)		雉	堞
simp. #(雉堞)		雉	堞

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhìdié

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìdié
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄉㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhdié
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴-tieh²
    • Yale: jr̀-dyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhdye
    • Palladius: чжиде (čžide)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: drijX dep

Rime
Character	雉	堞
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	澄 (11)	定 (7)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)	怗 (158)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	直几切	徒協切
Baxter	drijX	dep
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɖˠiɪX/	/dep̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ɖᵚiX/	/dep̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ȡiɪX/	/dɛp̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɖjiX/	/dɛp̚/
Li Rong	/ȡjiX/	/dep̚/
Wang Li	/ȡiX/	/diep̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ȡʱiX/	/dʱiep̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhì	dié
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zi6	dip6

Noun

雉堞

1. (historical) crenelation; battlement

   • 子城西北隅，雉堞圮毀，蓁莽荒穢，因作小樓二間，與月波樓通。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     子城西北隅，雉堞圮毁，蓁莽荒秽，因作小楼二间，与月波楼通。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 999, September 27, Wang Yucheng（王禹偁）, 《黃州新建小竹樓記》, translated into English by Luo Jingguo

     Zǐchéng xīběiyú, zhìdié pǐhuǐ, zhēnmǎng huānghuì, yīn zuò xiǎo lóu èr jiān, yǔ yuèbōlóu tōng. [Pinyin]

     At the northwest corner of the outer city, the parapets have collapsed and wild grass grows profusely. Making use of the open space there, I have built a two-roomed bamboo pavilion, which adjoins the Moonlight Pavilion.

   • 遠望前面，便依稀看見灰黑色的城牆和雉堞。 [MSC, trad.]
     远望前面，便依稀看见灰黑色的城墙和雉堞。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1927, Lu Xun（魯迅）, Forging the Swords（《鑄劍》）, translated in English by Yang Xianyi and Gladys Yang

     Yuǎnwàng qiánmiàn, biàn yīxī kànjiàn huīhēisè de chéngqiáng hé zhìdié. [Pinyin]

     Far ahead he could just see the outline of the dark grey, crenellated city walls.