| sigh | (interrog. part.) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (嗟乎) | 嗟 | 乎 | |
| simp. #(嗟乎) | 嗟 | 乎 | |
| alternative forms | 嗟呼 嗟虖／嗟呼 | ||
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 嗟 | 乎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 精 (13) | 匣 (33) |
| Final (韻) | 麻 (100) | 模 (23) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | I |
| Fanqie | 子邪切 | 戸吳切 |
| Baxter | tsjae | hu |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/t͡sia/ | /ɦuo/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/t͡sia/ | /ɦuo/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/t͡sia/ | /ɣo/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/t͡sia/ | /ɦɔ/ |
| Li Rong |
/t͡sia/ | /ɣo/ |
| Wang Li |
/t͡sĭa/ | /ɣu/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/t͡si̯a/ | /ɣuo/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
jiē | hú |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
ze1 | wu4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 嗟 | 乎 | 乎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
jiē | hū | hū |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ tsjæ › | ‹ hu › | ‹ hu › |
| Old Chinese |
/*tsAj/ | /*ɢˁa/ | /*ɢˁa/ |
| English | sigh; alas! | (Q particle) | in, at |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 嗟 | 乎 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 18026 | 5189 |
| Phonetic component |
左 | 乎 |
| Rime group |
歌 | 魚 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
嗟 | 胡 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ʔsljal/ | /*ɢaː/ |