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鳧茈

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Chinese

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wild duck; to swim Lithospermum officinale; water chestnut
trad. (鳧茈)
simp. (凫茈)
alternative forms 鳧茨凫茨

Etymology

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So named because mallards () like to eat water chestnuts, and water chestnuts are purple like the gromwell () in the early stages of growth (Li, 2012).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/3
Initial () (3) (15)
Final () (24) (11)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter bju dzje
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/bɨo/ /d͡ziᴇ/
Pan
Wuyun
/bio/ /d͡ziɛ/
Shao
Rongfen
/bio/ /d͡zjɛ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/buə̆/ /d͡ziə̆/
Li
Rong
/bio/ /d͡zie/
Wang
Li
/bĭu/ /d͡zǐe/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/bʱi̯u/ /d͡zʱie̯/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fu4 ci4

Noun

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鳧茈

  1. (literary) water chestnut

Synonyms

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