鋒芒

Chinese

		point or edge of a tool	Miscanthus sinensis
trad. (鋒芒)		鋒	芒
simp. (锋芒)		锋	芒
alternative forms		鋒鋩／锋铓

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fēngmáng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄥㄇㄤˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fung¹ mong⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hong-bông

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fēngmáng
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄥㄇㄤˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fongmáng
  - Wade–Giles: fêng¹-mang²
  - Yale: fēng-máng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fengmang
  - Palladius: фэнман (fɛnman)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɤŋ⁵⁵ mɑŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fung¹ mong⁴
  - Yale: fūng mòhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fung¹ mong⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: fung¹ mong⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fʊŋ⁵⁵ mɔːŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hong-bông
  - Tâi-lô: hong-bông
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hongboong
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔŋ³³ bɔŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² bɔŋ¹³/

Middle Chinese: phjowng mjang|mang

Rime
Character	鋒	芒	芒
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)	明 (4)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	鍾 (7)	陽 (106)	唐 (101)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III	I
Fanqie	敷容切	武方切	莫郎切
Baxter	phjowng	mjang	mang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰɨoŋ/	/mʉɐŋ/	/mɑŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰioŋ/	/mʷiɐŋ/	/mɑŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰioŋ/	/miuɑŋ/	/mɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰuawŋ/	/muaŋ/	/maŋ/
Li Rong	/pʰioŋ/	/miuaŋ/	/mɑŋ/
Wang Li	/pʰĭwoŋ/	/mĭwaŋ/	/mɑŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/pʰi̯woŋ/	/miwaŋ/	/mɑŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fēng	wáng	máng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fung¹	mong⁴	mong⁴

Noun

鋒芒

sharp tip of a sword, knife or spear; spearhead; cutting edge
(figurative) spearhead; focus
(figurative) one's vigour, abilities or talents
(figurative, literary) minuscule thing

Derived terms

不露鋒芒 / 不露锋芒
初露鋒芒 / 初露锋芒
小試鋒芒 / 小试锋芒
嶄露鋒芒 / 崭露锋芒
鋒芒內斂 / 锋芒内敛
鋒芒所向 / 锋芒所向
鋒芒畢露 / 锋芒毕露 (fēngmángbìlù)
鋒芒草 / 锋芒草 (fēngmángcǎo)
鋒芒逼人 / 锋芒逼人
露鋒芒 / 露锋芒