曖曖

Chinese

		obscure; clandestine	obscure; clandestine
trad. (曖曖)		曖	曖
simp. (暧暧)		暧	暧
alternative forms		瞹瞹

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ài'ài

(Zhuyin): ㄞˋ ㄞˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ài'ài
  - Zhuyin: ㄞˋ ㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ài-ài
  - Wade–Giles: ai⁴-ai⁴
  - Yale: ài-ài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ayay
  - Palladius: айай (ajaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀaɪ̯⁵¹/

Middle Chinese: 'ajH|'ojH 'ajH|'ojH

Rime
Character	曖	曖
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	泰 (25)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	I
Fanqie	於蓋切	烏代切
Baxter	'ajH	'ojH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɑi^H/	/ʔʌi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɑi^H/	/ʔəi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔɑi^H/	/ʔɒi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔaj^H/	/ʔəj^H/
Li Rong	/ʔɑi^H/	/ʔᴀi^H/
Wang Li	/ɑi^H/	/ɒi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔɑi^H/	/ʔɑ̆i^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	ài	ài
Expected Cantonese Reflex	oi³	oi³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*qɯːds|qaːds qɯːds|qaːds/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	曖	曖
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	2	8
Phonetic component	愛	愛
Rime group	隊	祭
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	愛	藹
Old Chinese	/*qɯːds/	/*qaːds/

Adjective

曖曖

(literary) dusky; dim; hazy
(literary) vague; indistinct
(obsolete) lush