Chinese [ edit ]
Etymology [ edit ]
From a Chinese legend where Li He , a poet of the Tang dynasty, was told before death that the celestial Báiyùlóu had been built and he was summoned to record it.
Pronunciation [ edit ]
Rime
Character
白
玉
樓
Reading #
1/1
1/1
1/1
Initial (聲 )
並 (3)
疑 (31)
來 (37)
Final (韻 )
陌 (113)
燭 (8)
侯 (137)
Tone (調 )
Checked (Ø)
Checked (Ø)
Level (Ø)
Openness (開合 )
Open
Open
Open
Division (等 )
II
III
I
Fanqie
傍 陌 切
魚 欲 切
落 侯 切
Baxter
baek
ngjowk
luw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang
/bˠæk̚ /
/ŋɨok̚ /
/ləu /
Pan Wuyun
/bᵚak̚ /
/ŋiok̚ /
/ləu /
Shao Rongfen
/bak̚ /
/ŋiok̚ /
/ləu /
Edwin Pulleyblank
/baɨjk̚ /
/ŋuawk̚ /
/ləw /
Li Rong
/bɐk̚ /
/ŋiok̚ /
/lu /
Wang Li
/bɐk̚ /
/ŋĭwok̚ /
/ləu /
Bernard Karlgren
/bʱɐk̚ /
/ŋi̯wok̚ /
/lə̯u /
Expected Mandarin Reflex
bó
yù
lóu
Expected Cantonese Reflex
bak6
juk6
lau4
白玉樓
( figurative ) a place where literati go after death; death of a writer , poet , etc.
Descendants [ edit ]