亹亹

Chinese

resolute resolute
simp. and trad.
(亹亹)

Etymology

Related to 娓娓.

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 2/2
Initial () (4)
Final () (21)
Tone (調) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () III
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/mʉiX/
Pan
Wuyun
/mʷɨiX/
Shao
Rongfen
/miuəiX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/mujX/
Li
Rong
/miuəiX/
Wang
Li
/mĭwəiX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/mwe̯iX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
wěi
BaxterSagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character
Reading # 2/2
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
wěi
Middle
Chinese
‹ mjɨjX ›
Old
Chinese
/*mərʔ/
English diligent

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/2
No. 13853
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*mɯlʔ/

Adjective

亹亹

  1. (literary, ideophonic) diligent; industrious; assiduous
  2. (literary, ideophonic) going forward; pressing forward
  3. (literary, ideophonic, of water) flowing
  4. (literary, ideophonic, of poem, article, discussion, etc.) interesting; appealing; attractive
  5. (literary, ideophonic) unending; relentless
  6. (literary, ideophonic) obedient; compliant
  7. (literary, ideophonic) wonderful; magnificent

Derived terms

  • 亹亹不倦
  • 亹亹不厭亹亹不厌
  • 亹亹穆穆
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