white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous |
dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret | ||
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simp. and trad. (白暗) |
白 | 暗 |
See the etymology of 黑暗 (hēi'àn).
Rime | ||
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Character | 白 | 暗 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 並 (3) | 影 (34) |
Final (韻) | 陌 (113) | 覃 (159) |
Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Departing (H) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
Division (等) | II | I |
Fanqie | 傍陌切 | 烏紺切 |
Baxter | baek | 'omH |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/bˠæk̚/ | /ʔʌmH/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/bᵚak̚/ | /ʔəmH/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/bak̚/ | /ʔɒmH/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/baɨjk̚/ | /ʔəmH/ |
Li Rong |
/bɐk̚/ | /ʔᴀmH/ |
Wang Li |
/bɐk̚/ | /ɒmH/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/bʱɐk̚/ | /ʔămH/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
bó | àn |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
bak6 | am3 |
白暗