phonetic map : 矞 yu

goulnik
December 23, 2008, 06:58 PM posted in General Discussion

@ 矞

yu
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矞矞 yùyù nature bursting into life
矞云 yùyún clouds of many hues
sandpiper; snipe
山鹬 shānyù woodcock
鹬鸟 yùniǎo kiwi
ju
tangerine; orange
橘子 júzi tangerine (also written 桔子)
金橘 jīnjú kumquat
橘汁 júzhī orange juice
jue
jué to cheat; swindle
巧谲 qiǎojué crafty; cunning
(钅+矞) jué has hasp for a lock
扃(钅+矞) jiōngjué
rong
rǒng fine, soft hair / fur / feathers
氄刺 rǒngcì fine fishbones
氄毛 rǒngmáo fine and soft feathers
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changye
December 24, 2008, 01:31 PM

The reading of 橘 in Japanese is "ki-tsu, ki-chi", and they are very different from "ju" in modern Chinese. The transition of sound of 橘子 in Chinese is as follows,

kiuet > kiuet > kiu > ju