霏霏

Chinese

fall of snow fall of snow
trad. (霏霏)
simp. #(霏霏)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1
Initial () (2)
Final () (21)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division () III
Fanqie
Baxter phj+j
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pʰʉi/
Pan
Wuyun
/pʰʷɨi/
Shao
Rongfen
/pʰiuəi/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/pʰuj/
Li
Rong
/pʰiuəi/
Wang
Li
/pʰĭwəi/
Bernard
Karlgren
/pʰwe̯i/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
fēi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fei1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1
No. 3095
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
1
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*pʰɯl/

Adjective

霏霏

  1. (ideophonic, literary, of rain or snow) thick and fast
  2. (ideophonic, literary, of clouds etc.) dense; heavy; abundant; lush
  3. (ideophonic, literary) drifting with the wind
  4. (ideophonic, literary, of tears) streaming down one's face
  5. (ideophonic, literary) numerous and chaotic

Derived terms

  • 瑞雪霏霏

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (霏霏):
  • Japanese: 霏霏(ひひ) (hihi)
  • Korean: 비비(霏霏) (bibi)
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