嶢嶢

Chinese

		high; steep; to tower	high; steep; to tower
trad. (嶢嶢)		嶢	嶢
simp. (峣峣)		峣	峣
alternative forms		嶤嶤／𰎔𰎔

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yáoyáo

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yáoyáo
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ ㄧㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yáoyáo
  - Wade–Giles: yao²-yao²
  - Yale: yáu-yáu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yauyau
  - Palladius: яояо (jaojao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑʊ̯³⁵ jɑʊ̯³⁵/

Middle Chinese: ngew ngew

Rime
Character	嶢
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	蕭 (93)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	IV
Fanqie	五聊切
Baxter	ngew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋeu/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋeu/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋeu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋɛw/
Li Rong	/ŋeu/
Wang Li	/ŋieu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋieu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yáo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jiu⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*ŋeːw ŋeːw/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	嶢
Reading #	1/1
No.	14692
Phonetic component	垚
Rime group	宵
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	堯
Old Chinese	/*ŋeːw/

Adjective

嶢嶢

(literary, typically of a mountain) high and steep; tall and lofty
- 常聞語曰：“嶢嶢者易缺，皦皦者易汙。” [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  常闻语曰：“峣峣者易缺，皦皦者易污。” [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Book of the Later Han, circa 5^th century CE
  Cháng wén yǔ yuē: “Yáoyáo zhě yì quē, jiǎojiǎo zhě yì wū.” [Pinyin]
  I've always been hearing a proverb saying, "Those towering and lofty are easily damaged, and those bright and white are easily defiled."
(literary, figurative) upright; honest

Derived terms

嶢嶢易缺 / 峣峣易缺