| to boast | beautiful; Korea | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (誇麗) | 誇 | 麗 | |
| simp. (夸丽) | 夸 | 丽 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 誇 | 麗 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 溪 (29) | 來 (37) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (99) | 齊 (39) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | II | IV |
| Fanqie | 苦瓜切 | 郎計切 |
| Baxter | khwae | lejH |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kʰˠua/ | /leiH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kʰʷᵚa/ | /leiH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kʰua/ | /lɛiH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kʰwaɨ/ | /lɛjH/ |
| Li Rong |
/kʰua/ | /leiH/ |
| Wang Li |
/kʰwa/ | /lieiH/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren |
/kʰwa/ | /lieiH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
kuā | lì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
faa1 | lai6 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 誇 | 麗 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
kuā | lì |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ khwae › | ‹ lejH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[kʷʰ]ˁra/ | /*[r]ˁe-s/ |
| English | boast | symmetrical |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 誇 | 麗 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| No. | 15652 | 7914 |
| Phonetic component |
于 | 丽 |
| Rime group |
魚 | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
誇 | 麗 |
| Old Chinese |
/*kʰʷraː/ | /*reːls/ |
誇麗