Chinese
Pronunciation
| Rime
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| Character
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螣
|
螣
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螣
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蛇
|
蛇
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| Reading #
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1/3
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3/3
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2/3
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2/3
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3/3
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| Initial (聲)
|
定 (7)
|
定 (7)
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澄 (11)
|
透 (6)
|
船 (27)
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| Final (韻)
|
登 (129)
|
德 (131)
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侵 (140)
|
歌 (94)
|
麻 (100)
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| Tone (調)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Checked (Ø)
|
Rising (X)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
Open
|
| Division (等)
|
I
|
I
|
III
|
I
|
III
|
| Fanqie
|
徒登切
|
徒得切
|
直稔切
|
託何切
|
食遮切
|
| Baxter
|
dong
|
dok
|
drimX
|
tha
|
zyae
|
| Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/dəŋ/
|
/dək̚/
|
/ɖˠiɪmX/
|
/tʰɑ/
|
/ʑia/
|
Pan
Wuyun
|
/dəŋ/
|
/dək̚/
|
/ɖᵚimX/
|
/tʰɑ/
|
/ʑia/
|
Shao
Rongfen
|
/dəŋ/
|
/dək̚/
|
/ȡiemX/
|
/tʰɑ/
|
/ʑia/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/dəŋ/
|
/dək̚/
|
/ɖjimX/
|
/tʰa/
|
/ʑia/
|
Li
Rong
|
/dəŋ/
|
/dək̚/
|
/ȡjəmX/
|
/tʰɑ/
|
/d͡ʑia/
|
Wang
Li
|
/dəŋ/
|
/dək̚/
|
/ȡĭĕmX/
|
/tʰɑ/
|
/d͡ʑĭa/
|
Bernhard
Karlgren
|
/dʱəŋ/
|
/dʱək̚/
|
/ȡʱi̯əmX/
|
/tʰɑ/
|
/d͡ʑʰi̯a/
|
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
téng
|
dé
|
zhèn
|
tuō
|
shé
|
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
|
tang4
|
dak6
|
zam6
|
to1
|
se4
|
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
| Character
|
螣
|
螣
|
螣
|
蛇
|
蛇
|
| Reading #
|
2/3
|
3/3
|
1/3
|
1/3
|
2/3
|
| No.
|
17120
|
17138
|
17112
|
12211
|
12232
|
Phonetic
component
|
朕
|
朕
|
朕
|
它
|
它
|
Rime
group
|
蒸
|
職
|
侵
|
歌
|
歌
|
Rime
subdivision
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
Corresponding
MC rime
|
騰
|
特
|
朕
|
佗
|
蛇
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*l'ɯːŋ/
|
/*l'ɯːɡ/
|
/*l'ɯmʔ/
|
/*l̥ʰaːl/
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/*ɦljaːl/
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| Notes
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注説文同它
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Noun
螣蛇
- (mythology) tengshe, a kind of flying serpent or dragon
螣蛇無足而飛。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
螣蛇无足而飞。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Xunzi, c. 3rd century BCE
- Téngshé wú zú ér fēi. [Pinyin]
- The tengshe has no feet, yet it flies.
螣蛇乘霧，終為土灰。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
螣蛇乘雾，终为土灰。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: 3rd century, Cao Cao, 《步出夏門行·龜雖壽》, based on the translation by Jean Elizabeth Ward.
- Téngshé chéng wù, zhōng wéi tǔ huī. [Pinyin]
- Though winged serpents ride high on the mist, they turn to dust and ashes at last.
- (astronomy) constellation residing within the Encampment (室宿) mansion