慨慷

Chinese

		generous; sad	generous; magnanimous
trad. (慨慷)		慨	慷
simp. #(慨慷)		慨	慷
anagram		慷慨

Etymology

Reversion of 慷慨 (kāngkǎi).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǎikāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄞˇ ㄎㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǎikāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄞˇ ㄎㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǎikang
    • Wade–Giles: kʻai³-kʻang¹
    • Yale: kǎi-kāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kaekang
    • Palladius: кайкан (kajkan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ kʰɑŋ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: khojH khangX

Rime
Character	慨	慷
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	苦蓋切	苦朗切
Baxter	khojH	khangX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰʌiH/	/kʰɑŋX/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰəiH/	/kʰɑŋX/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɒiH/	/kʰɑŋX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰəjH/	/kʰaŋX/
Li Rong	/kʰᴀiH/	/kʰɑŋX/
Wang Li	/kʰɒiH/	/kʰɑŋX/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰɑ̆iH/	/kʰɑŋX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kài	kǎng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hoi3	hong2

Adjective

慨慷

1. (Classical) impassioned; vehement; fervent

Verb

慨慷

1. (Classical) to sigh (with regret); to lament; to exclaim