青黃不接

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Chinese[edit]

not; no
 
to extend; to connect; to receive
to extend; to connect; to receive; to join
trad. (青黃不接) 青黃
simp. (青黄不接) 青黄

Etymology[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1 1/3 2/3 3/3 1/1
Initial () (14) (33) (1) (1) (1) (13)
Final () (125) (102) (136) (136) (60) (155)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Level (Ø) Rising (X) Checked (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed Open Open Closed Open
Division () IV I III III III III
Fanqie
Baxter tsheng hwang pjuw pjuwX pjut tsjep
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/t͡sʰeŋ/ /ɦwɑŋ/ /pɨu/ /pɨuX/ /pɨut̚/ /t͡siᴇp̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/t͡sʰeŋ/ /ɦʷɑŋ/ /piu/ /piuX/ /piut̚/ /t͡siɛp̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/t͡sʰɛŋ/ /ɣuɑŋ/ /piəu/ /piəuX/ /piuət̚/ /t͡sjæp̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/t͡sʰɛjŋ/ /ɦwaŋ/ /puw/ /puwX/ /put̚/ /t͡siap̚/
Li
Rong
/t͡sʰeŋ/ /ɣuɑŋ/ /piu/ /piuX/ /piuət̚/ /t͡siɛp̚/
Wang
Li
/t͡sʰieŋ/ /ɣuɑŋ/ /pĭəu/ /pĭəuX/ /pĭuət̚/ /t͡sĭɛp̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/t͡sʰieŋ/ /ɣwɑŋ/ /pi̯ə̯u/ /pi̯ə̯uX/ /pi̯uət̚/ /t͡si̯ɛp̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
qīng huáng fōu fǒu fu jie
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
cing1 wong4 fau1 fau2 fat1 zip3

Idiom[edit]

青黃不接

  1. the crop is still in the blade and the old stock is consumed
  2. (figuratively) temporary deficit; temporary shortage