膢

See also: 𦝼

膢 U+81A2, 膢 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-81A2 ← 膡 [U+81A1] CJK Unified Ideographs 膣 → [U+81A3]

Translingual

Han character

膢 (Kangxi radical 130, 肉+11, 15 strokes, cangjie input 月中中女 (BLLV), four-corner 7524₆, composition ⿰⺼婁)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 993, character 11
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 29844
• Dae Jaweon: page 1445, character 8
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 2107, character 7
• Unihan data for U+81A2

Chinese

trad.		膢
simp.		𦝼
alternative forms		䄛

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (婁) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
樓	*ɡ·roː
摟	*roː, *ro
耬	*roː
僂	*ɡ·roː, *ɡ·roːs, *ɡ·roʔ
婁	*ɡ·roː, *ɡ·ro
螻	*roː
髏	*roː
蔞	*roː, *ro, *roʔ
鞻	*roː
艛	*ɡ·roː
膢	*roː, *ro
廔	*roː
嘍	*roː, *roːʔ
瞜	*roː, *ro
簍	*roː, *roːʔ, *roʔ
慺	*roː, *ro, *roʔ
鷜	*roː, *ro
褸	*roː, *roʔ
遱	*roː
謱	*roː, *roːʔ, *roʔ
嶁	*roːʔ, *roʔ
甊	*roːʔ
塿	*roːʔ
漊	*roːʔ, *roʔ
鏤	*roːs, *ro
瘻	*roːs, *ro
擻	*sloːʔ
藪	*sloːʔ
籔	*sloːʔ, *sroʔ
氀	*ro
縷	*roʔ
屢	*ros
數	*sroʔ, *sros, *sroːɡ
屨	*klos
窶	*ɡloʔ
貗	*ɡloʔ

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lóu, lǘ (lou², lü²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄡˊ, ㄌㄩˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): leoi⁴, lau⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lóu
    • Wade–Giles: lou²
    • Yale: lóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lou
    • Palladius: лоу (lou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /loʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǘ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄩˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lyú
    • Wade–Giles: lü²
    • Yale: lyú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: liu
    • Palladius: люй (ljuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ly³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: leoi⁴, lau⁴
    • Yale: lèuih, làuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: loey⁴, lau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: lêu⁴, leo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɵy̯²¹/, /lɐu̯²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: lju, luw

Rime
Character	膢	膢
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	來 (37)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	I
Fanqie	力朱切	落侯切
Baxter	lju	luw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨo/	/ləu/
Pan Wuyun	/lio/	/ləu/
Shao Rongfen	/lio/	/ləu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/luə̆/	/ləw/
Li Rong	/lio/	/lu/
Wang Li	/lĭu/	/ləu/
Bernard Karlgren	/li̯u/	/lə̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lǘ	lóu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	leoi4	lau4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*roː/, /*ro/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	膢	膢
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	8463	8495
Phonetic component	婁	婁
Rime group	侯	侯
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	樓	慺
Old Chinese	/*roː/	/*ro/

Definitions

膢

1. (obsolete) name of an ancient sacrifice

   • 夫山居而谷汲者，膢臘而相遺以水；澤居苦水者，買庸而決竇。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     夫山居而谷汲者，𦝼腊而相遗以水；泽居苦水者，买庸而决窦。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Han Feizi, circa 2^nd century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version

     Fú shānjū ér gǔ jí zhě, lóulà ér xiàng yí yǐ shuǐ; zéjū gǔ shuǐ zhě, mǎi yōng ér jué dòu. [Pinyin]

     Indeed, those who dwell in the mountains and draw water from the valleys, give water to each other on the occasion of the lou and winter sacrifices; those who live in swamps hire men to open channels for the water.

   • 若何牛羊之用人也？若牛羊用人，則狐貍、螻蚓不膢臘也與？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     若何牛羊之用人也？若牛羊用人，则狐狸、蝼蚓不𦝼腊也与？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Yang Xiong, Fa Yan (Exemplary Sayings), 9 CE, translated based on Jeffrey S. Bullock's version

     Ruòhé niúyáng zhī yòngrén yě? Ruò niúyáng yòngrén, zé húlí, lóuyǐn bù lóu là yě yǔ? [Pinyin]

     How can one use people like cattle and sheep? If one uses them as cattle and sheep, then do foxes, raccoon-dogs, crickets, and earthworms not become the recipients of the lou and winter sacrifices?

References

• “膢”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

膢

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: る (ru)
• Kan-on: ろう (rō)