形虞

形虞

Chinese

		phonetic
simp. and trad. (形虞)		形	虞

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit हिङ्गु (hiṅgu, “asafoetida”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíngyú

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xíngyú
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngyu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síngyú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ y³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /ɦeŋ  ŋɨo/▼

Rime
Character	形	虞
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	青 (125)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	IV	III
Fanqie	戸經切	虞俱切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦeŋ/	/ŋɨo/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦeŋ/	/ŋio/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣɛŋ/	/ŋio/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦɛjŋ/	/ŋuə̆/
Li Rong	/ɣeŋ/	/ŋio/
Wang Li	/ɣieŋ/	/ŋĭu/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣieŋ/	/ŋi̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xíng	yú

Noun

形虞

1. Synonym of 阿魏 (ēwèi, “asafoetida”).