骨朵

Chinese

		bone	classifier for flowers
trad. (骨朵)		骨	朵
simp. #(骨朵)		骨	朵
alternative forms		骨䒳 weapon

Etymology

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Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gūduo

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨ ˙ㄉㄨㄛ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwat¹ do²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gūduo
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ˙ㄉㄨㄛ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guduo̊
    • Wade–Giles: ku¹-to⁵
    • Yale: gū-dwo
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gu.duo
    • Palladius: гудо (gudo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ d̥u̯ɔ²/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (骨朵兒 / 骨朵儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gūduor
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨ ˙ㄉㄨㄛㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guduo̊r
    • Wade–Giles: ku¹-to⁵-ʼrh
    • Yale: gū-dwor
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gu.duol
    • Palladius: гудор (gudor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵⁵ d̥u̯ɔɻ²/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwat¹ do²
    • Yale: gwāt dó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwat⁷ do²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gued¹ do²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐt̚⁵ tɔː³⁵/

Noun

骨朵

1. (colloquial) flower bud
2. (literary, historical) a kind of round snack made of flour common in the Song and Yuan dynasties

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gǔduǒ

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄛˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gwat¹ do²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gǔduǒ [Phonetic: gúduǒ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄛˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gǔduǒ
    • Wade–Giles: ku³-to³
    • Yale: gǔ-dwǒ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guuduoo
    • Palladius: гудо (gudo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻³⁵ tu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gwat¹ do²
    • Yale: gwāt dó
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gwat⁷ do²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gued¹ do²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷɐt̚⁵ tɔː³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: kwot twaX

Rime
Character	骨	朵
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	端 (5)
Final (韻)	沒 (56)	戈 (95)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	古忽切	丁果切
Baxter	kwot	twaX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuət̚/	/tuɑX/
Pan Wuyun	/kuot̚/	/tuɑX/
Shao Rongfen	/kuət̚/	/tuɑX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwət̚/	/twaX/
Li Rong	/kuət̚/	/tuɑX/
Wang Li	/kuət̚/	/tuɑX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kuət̚/	/tuɑX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	gu	duǒ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gwat1	do2

Noun

骨朵

骨朵 (weapon)

1. (literary, historical) a kind of mace used in ancient China
2. (literary, historical) Short for 骨朵子直.
3. (literary) meat

Adjective

骨朵

1. (literary) round and protruding