娥皇
Chinese
good; beautiful | emperor; surname | ||
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trad. (娥皇) | 娥 | 皇 | |
simp. #(娥皇) | 娥 | 皇 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Pinyin): Éhuáng
- (Zhuyin): ㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: Éhuáng
- Zhuyin: ㄜˊ ㄏㄨㄤˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Éhuáng
- Wade–Giles: O2-huang2
- Yale: É-hwáng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Erhwang
- Palladius: Эхуан (Exuan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤ³⁵ xwɑŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: /ŋɑ ɦwɑŋ/
Rime | ||
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Character | 娥 | 皇 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) | 匣 (33) |
Final (韻) | 歌 (94) | 唐 (102) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
Division (等) | I | I |
Fanqie | 五何切 | 胡光切 |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ŋɑ/ | /ɦwɑŋ/ |
Pan Wuyun | /ŋɑ/ | /ɦʷɑŋ/ |
Shao Rongfen | /ŋɑ/ | /ɣuɑŋ/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank | /ŋa/ | /ɦwaŋ/ |
Li Rong | /ŋɑ/ | /ɣuɑŋ/ |
Wang Li | /ŋɑ/ | /ɣuɑŋ/ |
Bernard Karlgren | /ŋɑ/ | /ɣwɑŋ/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex | é | huáng |
Expected Cantonese Reflex | ngo4 | wong4 |
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ŋaːl ɡʷaːŋ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
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Character | 皇 | 皇 |
Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | huáng | huáng |
Middle Chinese | ‹ hwang › | ‹ hwang › |
Old Chinese | /*[ɢ]ʷˁaŋ/ | /*[ɢ]ʷˁaŋ/ |
English | yellow and white spotted | sovereign |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 娥 | 皇 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 13031 | 12696 |
Phonetic component | 我 | 王 |
Rime group | 歌 | 陽 |
Rime subdivision | 1 | 0 |
Corresponding MC rime | 莪 | 黃 |
Old Chinese | /*ŋaːl/ | /*ɡʷaːŋ/ |
Notes | 禮王制鄭注冕屬, 金文象羽冠,王聲;或雲象日射輝則爲暀晃初文 |
Proper noun
娥皇
- (Chinese mythology) Ehuang (daughter of Emperor Yao and wife of Emperor Shun)