鸂鶒

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (鸂鶒)		鸂	鶒
simp. (㶉𫛶)		㶉	𫛶
variant forms		鸂鷘／㶉鷘鸂𪀦／㶉𪉅鸂𪅙／㶉𪅙鸂鵣／㶉鵣鸂䳵／㶉䳵鸂鷘／㶉鷘鸂𪀦／㶉𪉅鸂𪅙／㶉𪅙鸂鵣／㶉鵣鸂䳵／㶉䳵鸂𪆵／㶉𪆵鸂𪄠／㶉𪄠鸂𪅍／㶉𪅍溪𪀸溪𪄪谿𪀦／谿𪉅䳶𪀦／䳶𪉅𤄬䳵

A Tang dynasty goblet featuring a xichi bird.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xīchì, qīchì

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄔˋ, ㄑㄧㄔˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kai¹ cik¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: xīchì
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄔˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shichyh
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
  - Pinyin: qīchì
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄔˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chichyh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kai¹ cik¹
  - Yale: kāi chīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kai¹ tsik⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: kei¹ qig¹
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪk̚⁵/

Middle Chinese: /kʰei ʈʰɨk̚/▼

Rime
Character	鸂	鶒
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	徹 (10)
Final (韻)	齊 (39)	職 (134)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	III
Fanqie	苦奚切	恥力切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰei/	/ʈʰɨk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰei/	/ʈʰɨk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɛi/	/ȶʰiek̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰɛj/	/ʈʰik̚/
Li Rong	/kʰei/	/ȶʰiək̚/
Wang Li	/kʰiei/	/ȶʰĭək̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰiei/	/ȶʰi̯ək̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qī	chi

Noun

鸂鶒

(literary) a type of purple water bird similar to but larger than a mandarin duck
- 無數蜻蜓齊上下，一雙鸂鶒對沉浮。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  无数蜻蜓齐上下，一双㶉𫛶对沉浮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 8th century CE, 杜甫 (Du Fu), 卜居
  Wúshù qīngtíng qí shàngxià, yī shuāng xīchì duì chénfú. [Pinyin]
  Numerous dragonflies fly up and down together; a pair of xichi sink and float facing one other.

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