毰毸

Chinese

simp. and trad. (毰毸)		毰	毸
alternative forms		陪鰓／陪鳃 毰毢

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): péisāi, péisuī

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄟˊ ㄙㄞ, ㄆㄟˊ ㄙㄨㄟ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: péisāi
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄟˊ ㄙㄞ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: péisai
    • Wade–Giles: pʻei²-sai¹
    • Yale: péi-sāi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: peirsai
    • Palladius: пэйсай (pɛjsaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰeɪ̯³⁵ saɪ̯⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, literary)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: péisuī
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄟˊ ㄙㄨㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: péisuei
    • Wade–Giles: pʻei²-sui¹
    • Yale: péi-swēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: peirsuei
    • Palladius: пэйсуй (pɛjsuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰeɪ̯³⁵ su̯eɪ̯⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: bwoj swoj

Rime
Character	毰	毸
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)	灰 (42)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	薄回切	素回切
Baxter	bwoj	swoj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/buʌi/	/suʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/buoi/	/suoi/
Shao Rongfen	/buɒi/	/suɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/bwəj/	/swəj/
Li Rong	/buᴀi/	/suᴀi/
Wang Li	/buɒi/	/suɒi/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱuɑ̆i/	/suɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	péi	suī
Expected Cantonese Reflex	pui4	seoi1

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*bɯː  snɯː/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	毰	毸
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	9868	13848
Phonetic component	咅	囟
Rime group	之	之
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	裴	𤗯
Old Chinese	/*bɯː/	/*snɯː/
Notes		毰毸聯綿同化音變， 原注出楚詞未知所據

Adjective

毰毸

1. (literary, of feathers) outspread; bristled
2. (archaic, figurative) in high spirits
3. (archaic) fluttering