瑟瑟

Chinese

		(mus. instr.)	(mus. instr.)
trad. (瑟瑟)		瑟	瑟
simp. ^#(瑟瑟)		瑟	瑟

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sèsè

(Zhuyin): ㄙㄜˋ ㄙㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sat¹ sat¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: sèsè
  - Zhuyin: ㄙㄜˋ ㄙㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sèsè
  - Wade–Giles: sê⁴-sê⁴
  - Yale: sè-sè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sehseh
  - Palladius: сэсэ (sɛsɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sat¹ sat¹
  - Yale: sāt sāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sat⁷ sat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: sed¹ sed¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐt̚⁵ sɐt̚⁵/

Middle Chinese: /ʃɪt̚ ʃɪt̚/

Rime
Character	瑟
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	生 (21)
Final (韻)	臻 (51)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	所櫛切
Baxter	srit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʃɪt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʃɪt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʃiet̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʂit̚/
Li Rong	/ʃiĕt̚/
Wang Li	/ʃĭet̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʂi̯æt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	she
Expected Cantonese Reflex	sat¹

Noun

瑟瑟

(literary) a kind of dark green gemstone
(onomatopoeia) sound of wind; sough; rustle

Derived terms

瑟瑟枕

Adjective

瑟瑟

(literary) dark green
(literary, ideophonic) cold
(literary, ideophonic) desolate
(ideophonic) shivering; trembling
(ideophonic) rustling; swishing
(Internet slang) Alternative form of 色色 (sèsè).

Derived terms

冷瑟瑟
抖抖瑟瑟
瑟瑟幕

瑟瑟塵／瑟瑟尘
瑟瑟縮縮／瑟瑟缩缩

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