吡吡

Chinese

trad. (吡吡)		吡	吡
simp. #(吡吡)		吡	吡

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bìbì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bìbì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄅㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bìbì
    • Wade–Giles: pi⁴-pi⁴
    • Yale: bì-bì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihbih
    • Palladius: биби (bibi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ pi⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: bjit bjit

Rime
Character	吡
Reading #	2/2
Initial (聲)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	眞 (48)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	毗必切
Baxter	bjit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/biɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/bit̚/
Shao Rongfen	/bjet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/bit̚/
Li Rong	/biĕt̚/
Wang Li	/bĭĕt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/bʱi̯ĕt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bat6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*biɡ  biɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	吡
Reading #	3/3
No.	549
Phonetic component	比
Rime group	質
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	邲
Old Chinese	/*biɡ/

Adjective

吡吡

1. (obsolete, rare) sound of birds crying