阿諂

阿諂

Chinese

		(phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.) (phonetic character); (final part.); (interj.); flatter; an initial particle; prefix to names of people	flatter; cajole
trad. (阿諂)		阿	諂
simp. (阿谄)		阿	谄

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ēchǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄜ ㄔㄢˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: ēchǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄜ ㄔㄢˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: echaan
    • Tongyong Pinyin: echǎn
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

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• Middle Chinese: /ʔɑ  ʈʰˠiᴇm^X/

Rime
Character	阿	諂
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	徹 (10)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	鹽 (154)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	Chongniu III
Fanqie	烏何切	丑琰切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑ/	/ʈʰˠiᴇmX/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑ/	/ʈʰᵚiɛmX/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑ/	/ȶʰiæmX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔa/	/ʈʰjiamX/
Li Rong	/ʔɑ/	/ȶʰjɛmX/
Wang Li	/ɑ/	/ȶʰĭɛmX/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔɑ/	/ȶʰi̯ɛmX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ē	chǎn
Expected Cantonese Reflex	o1	cim2

Verb

阿諂

1. (literary) to flatter

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 阿諂

奉承 (fèngchéng) 奉迎 (fèngyíng) 巴劫 (bājié) (literary) 巴結／巴结 (bājie) 恭維／恭维 (gōngwéi) 拍馬／拍马 (pāimǎ) (colloquial) 拍馬屁／拍马屁 (pāi mǎpì) (colloquial) 捧臭腳／捧臭脚 (pěng chòujiǎo)

獻殷勤／献殷勤 (xiàn yīnqín) 討好／讨好 (tǎohǎo) 諂媚／谄媚 (chǎnmèi) 諂諛／谄谀 (chǎnyú) (literary) 趨奉／趋奉 (qūfèng) 趨附／趋附 (qūfù) 逢迎 (féngyíng) (literary) 阿諛／阿谀 (ēyú) (literary)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
阿	諂

Noun

阿諂 • (acheom) (hangeul 아첨)

1. Hanja form^? of 아첨 (“flattery”).