阿驛

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (阿驛)		阿	驛
simp. (阿驿)		阿	驿

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian انجیر (anjir, “fig”), doublet of 映日果 (yìngrìguǒ), 阿駔 / 阿驵, and 阿馹 / 阿驲.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): āyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄚ ㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: āyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄚ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ayì
    • Wade–Giles: a¹-i⁴
    • Yale: ā-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayih
    • Palladius: аи (ai)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀä⁵⁵ i⁵¹/

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• Middle Chinese: 'a yek

Rime
Character	阿	驛
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	歌 (94)	昔 (123)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	烏何切	羊益切
Baxter	'a	yek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑ/	/jiᴇk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑ/	/jiɛk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑ/	/iæk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔa/	/jiajk̚/
Li Rong	/ʔɑ/	/iɛk̚/
Wang Li	/ɑ/	/jĭɛk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔɑ/	/i̯ɛk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ē	yì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	o1	jik6

Noun

阿驛

1. (literary, obsolete) Alternative name for 無花果／无花果 (wúhuāguǒ).