maybe; perhaps; might maybe; perhaps; might; possibly; or |
to speak; to say | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (或曰) | 或 | 曰 | |
| simp. #(或曰) | 或 | 曰 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 或 | 曰 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) | 云 (35) |
| Final (韻) | 登 (132) | 元 (68) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 胡國切 | 王伐切 |
| Baxter | hwok | hjwot |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ɦwək̚/ | /ɦʉɐt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ɦʷək̚/ | /ɦʷiɐt̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ɣuək̚/ | /ɣiuɐt̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ɦwək̚/ | /ɦuat̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/ɣuək̚/ | /ɣiuɐt̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/ɣuək̚/ | /ɣĭwɐt̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ɣwək̚/ | /i̯wɐt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
huó | yuè |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
wak6 | jyut6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 或 | 曰 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
huò | yuē |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ hwok › | ‹ hjwot › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[ɢ]ʷˁək/ | /*[ɢ]ʷat/ |
| English | some; or | say |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 或 | 曰 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 5548 | 16312 |
| Phonetic component |
或 | 曰 |
| Rime group |
職 | 月 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
或 | 越 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ɡʷɯːɡ/ | /*ɢʷad/ |