欷歔

Chinese

to sob to snort
simp. and trad.
(欷歔)
欷 歔

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 欷 歔
Reading # 1/2 1/1
Initial (聲) 曉 (32) 曉 (32)
Final (韻) 微 (20) 魚 (22)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 香衣切 朽居切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/hɨi/ /hɨʌ/
Pan
Wuyun
/hɨi/ /hiɔ/
Shao
Rongfen
/xiəi/ /xiɔ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/hɨj/ /hɨə̆/
Li
Rong
/xiəi/ /xiɔ/
Wang
Li
/xĭəi/ /xĭo/
Bernard
Karlgren
/xe̯i/ /xi̯wo/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
xī xū

Verb

欷歔

  1. (literary) Alternative form of 唏噓/唏嘘 (xīxū, “to sob; to weep”).
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