矜誇

Chinese

boast; esteem; sympathize to boast
trad. (矜誇/矜夸) /
simp. (矜夸)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/3 1/1
Initial () (28) (29)
Final () (133) (99)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Closed
Division () III II
Fanqie
Baxter king khwae
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kɨŋ/ /kʰˠua/
Pan
Wuyun
/kɨŋ/ /kʰʷᵚa/
Shao
Rongfen
/kieŋ/ /kʰua/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kiŋ/ /kʰwaɨ/
Li
Rong
/kiəŋ/ /kʰua/
Wang
Li
/kĭəŋ/ /kʰwa/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ki̯əŋ/ /kʰwa/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
jīng kuā
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
ging1 faa1

Verb

矜誇

  1. (literary) to be conceited and boastful