玄闕

Chinese

		black; mysterious	imperial city; deficiency
trad. (玄闕)		玄	闕
simp. (玄阙)		玄	阙

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuánquè

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ kyut³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuánquè
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuáncyuè
  - Wade–Giles: hsüan²-chʻüeh⁴
  - Yale: sywán-chywè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanchiueh
  - Palladius: сюаньцюэ (sjuanʹcjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ kyut³
  - Yale: yùhn kyut
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ kyt⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ küd³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ kʰyːt̚³/

Middle Chinese: hwen khjwot

Rime
Character	玄	闕
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	先 (86)	元 (68)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	IV	III
Fanqie	胡涓切	去月切
Baxter	hwen	khjwot
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦwen/	/kʰʉɐt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦʷen/	/kʰʷiɐt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuɛn/	/kʰiuɐt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦwɛn/	/kʰuat̚/
Li Rong	/ɣuen/	/kʰiuɐt̚/
Wang Li	/ɣiwen/	/kʰĭwɐt̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣiwen/	/kʰi̯wɐt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xuán	que
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyun⁴	hyut³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɢ]ʷˤi[n] kʷʰat/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɡʷeːn kʰod/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	玄	闕
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xuán	què
Middle Chinese	‹ hwen ›	‹ khjwot ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɢ]ʷˁi[n]/	/*kʷʰat/
English	dark	tower over gate
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	玄	闕
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	14029	7240
Phonetic component	玄	欮
Rime group	元	月
Rime subdivision	2	3
Corresponding MC rime	玄	闕
Old Chinese	/*ɡʷeːn/	/*kʰod/

Noun

玄闕

(literary) the abode of the Emperor of Heaven
(literary, in extension) palace, the residence of the emperor

Proper noun

玄闕

(archaic) the gate tower on the north side of Weiyang Palace in Han Dynasty
Synonym: 北闕／北阙 (Běiquè)
(archaic) the name of a legendary mountain in the north

Japanese

Kanji in this term
玄	闕
げん Grade: S	けつ Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ɡẽ̞ŋke̞t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

玄(げん)闕(けつ) • (genketsu)

emperor's palace

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