Talk:爊

Cantonese pronunciation

@Justinrleung, Suzukaze-c Excuse me, but how do you pronounce this character? I'm quite suspicious about these forth-toned pronunciations. Dokurrat (talk) 00:31, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

@Dokurrat: This gives (ng)ou1, ngaau4 and ngou4. What makes these fourth-toned pronunciations suspicious? — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 00:35, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

@Justinrleung: Its pronunciation in 集韻 was 於刀切. I guess it should have a modern first-toned reflex in Cantonese. If this character is only encountered when reading Written Standard Chinese (i.e. not a native Cantonese morpheme) then I'll be more suspicious. Dokurrat (talk) 00:42, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

@Dokurrat: Also see this. The fourth-tone pronunciation may be due to association/confusion with 熬. Personally, ou1 sounds really weird. — justin(r)leung _{{ (t...) | c=› }} 00:59, 18 February 2018 (UTC)

@Justinrleung: Alright, thanks. And maybe it's not due to 熬. I just found 鏖, which was also 於刀切, has a "ngou4" pronunciation. So I guess I have some confidence towards these forth-toned pronunciations. Dokurrat (talk) 01:09, 18 February 2018 (UTC)