| not yet; 8th earthly branch; 1-3 pm | certainly; must; will certainly; must; will; necessarily | ||
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| simp. and trad. (未必) |
未 | 必 | |
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| Rime | ||
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| Character | 未 | 必 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 幫 (1) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (21) | 眞 (48) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 無沸切 | 卑吉切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/mʉiH/ | /piɪt̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/mʷɨiH/ | /pit̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/miuəiH/ | /pjet̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/mujH/ | /pit̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/miuəiH/ | /piĕt̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/mĭwəiH/ | /pĭĕt̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/mwe̯iH/ | /pi̯ĕt̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
wèi | bi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
mei6 | bat1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |||
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| Character | 未 | 未 | 必 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
wèi | wèi | bì |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ mjɨjH › | ‹ mjɨjH › | ‹ pjit › |
| Old Chinese |
/*m[ə]t-s/ | /*m[ə]t-s/ | /*pi[t]/ |
| English | not yet | 8th earthly branch | necessarily |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 未 | 必 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 12917 | 568 |
| Phonetic component |
未 | 必 |
| Rime group |
隊 | 質 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
未 | 必 |
| Old Chinese |
/*mɯds/ | /*pliɡ/ |
| Notes | 從屮從木與芔字同根， 陳獨秀雲木上加屮象幼枝 |
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