fanqie

fanqie

See also: fānqié

English

Alternative forms

• (from Wade-Giles) fan-ch'ieh, fan-chieh

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 反切 (fǎnqiè).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɑːnˈt͡ʃeɪ/, /fɑːnt͡ʃiˈeɪ/

Noun

fanqie (uncountable)

1. (Chinese phonetics) In traditional Chinese lexicography, a method of indicating the pronunciation of a character by using two other characters, each giving part of the pronunciation.

Translations

method of indicating pronunciation of a character

Chinese: Mandarin: 反切 (zh) (fǎnqiè) Japanese: 反切 (はんせつ, hansetsu) Korean: 반절(反切) (ko) (banjeol) Russian: фаньце́ n (fanʹcé) Vietnamese: phiên thiết (vi) (反切)