鴛鴦被

Chinese

		mandarin duck; ruddy shelduck	by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket; to cover; to wear
trad. (鴛鴦被)		鴛鴦	被
simp. (鸳鸯被)		鸳鸯	被

Etymology

This bedding item is named after mandarin ducks, which symbolize conjugal love in Chinese culture.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuānyāngbèi

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄢㄧㄤㄅㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun¹ joeng¹ pei⁵ / jin¹ joeng¹ pei⁵
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): eng¹ ieo¹ puei⁵ / eng¹ iunn¹ puei⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): oan-iuⁿ-phōe / oan-iuⁿ-phē

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuānyāngbèi
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄢㄧㄤㄅㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuanyangbèi
  - Wade–Giles: yüan¹-yang¹-pei⁴
  - Yale: ywān-yāng-bèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuaniangbey
  - Palladius: юаньянбэй (juanʹjanbɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun¹ joeng¹ pei⁵ / jin¹ joeng¹ pei⁵
  - Yale: yūn yēung péih / yīn yēung péih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn¹ joeng¹ pei⁵ / jin¹ joeng¹ pei⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun¹ yêng¹ péi⁵ / yin¹ yêng¹ péi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ⁵⁵ pʰei̯¹³/, /jiːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ⁵⁵ pʰei̯¹³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: eng¹ ieo¹ puei⁵ [Phonetic: eng⁵ ngieo² uei⁵]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: eng-a̤uⁿ-pōi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^(Ø-)ŋieu⁵³³⁻¹³ ^(pʰ-)uei¹¹/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: eng¹ iunn¹ puei⁵ [Phonetic: eng⁵ ngiu² wuei⁵]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^(Ø-)ŋiu⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ ^(pʰ-)βuei²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oan-iuⁿ-phōe
  - Tâi-lô: uan-iunn-phuē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oan'viuphoe
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /uan⁴⁴⁻³³ iũ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰue³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oan-iuⁿ-phē
  - Tâi-lô: uan-iunn-phē
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oan'viuphe
  - IPA (Taipei): /uan⁴⁴⁻³³ iũ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰe³³/

Middle Chinese: 'jwon 'jang bjeX

Rime
Character	鴛	鴦	被
Reading #	1/2	1/2	1/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	影 (34)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	元 (66)	陽 (105)	支 (13)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	於袁切	於良切	皮彼切
Baxter	'jwon	'jang	bjeX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔʉɐn/	/ʔɨɐŋ/	/bˠiᴇ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔʷiɐn/	/ʔiɐŋ/	/bᵚiɛ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiuɐn/	/ʔiɑŋ/	/biɛ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔuan/	/ʔɨaŋ/	/bjiə̆^X/
Li Rong	/ʔiuɐn/	/ʔiaŋ/	/bje^X/
Wang Li	/ĭwɐn/	/ĭaŋ/	/bǐe^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔi̯wɐn/	/ʔi̯aŋ/	/bʱie̯^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuān	yāng	bì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyun¹	joeng¹	bei⁶

Noun

鴛鴦被

couple's duvet, couple's comforter (a traditional duvet/comforter specifically for married couples) (Classifier: 床 m; 張／张 c; 領／领 mn)
- 2024, 郭之儀, “一領鴛鴦被”, in 陳雷2024全新數位專輯, performed by 陳雷 [Chen Lei]:
  
  冰冷鴛鴦被　啊愈蓋愈難過 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  冰冷鸳鸯被　啊愈盖愈难过 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  peng-léng oan-iuⁿ-phōe, ah lú kah lú lân-kòe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  This ice-cold couple's duvet, the more I put it on, the more I feel sad

Synonyms

鴛衾／鸳衾
鴛被／鸳被
合歡被／合欢被

References

“鴛鴦被”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “鸳鸯被”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 187.