囁嚅

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Chinese

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move the mouth as in speaking chattering
trad. (囁嚅) 囁 嚅
simp. (嗫嚅) 嗫 嚅

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character 囁 嚅
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 日 (38) 日 (38)
Final (韻) 葉 (155) 虞 (24)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 而涉切 人朱切
Baxter nyep nyu
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/ȵiᴇp̚/ /ȵɨo/
Pan
Wuyun 		/ȵiɛp̚/ /ȵio/
Shao
Rongfen 		/ȵʑjæp̚/ /ȵʑio/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/ȵiap̚/ /ȵuə̆/
Li
Rong 		/ȵiɛp̚/ /ȵio/
Wang
Li 		/ȵʑĭɛp̚/ /ȵʑĭu/
Bernhard
Karlgren 		/ȵʑi̯ɛp̚/ /ȵʑi̯u/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		rè rú
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		jip6 jyu4
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 囁 嚅
Reading # 2/2 1/1
No. 9544 13972
Phonetic
component 		聶 需
Rime
group 		盍 侯
Rime
subdivision 		2 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		讘 儒
Old
Chinese 		/*njeb/ /*njo/
Notes 見七諫

Verb

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囁嚅

  1. (literary) to stammer; to speak haltingly
  2. (archaic) to whisper; to speak in hushed tones

Derived terms

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