白蓮

Chinese

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 白 蓮
Reading # 1/1 1/2
Initial (聲) 並 (3) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 庚 (113) 先 (85)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) II IV
Fanqie 傍陌切 落賢切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /bˠæk̚/ /len/
Pan
Wuyun		 /bᵚak̚/ /len/
Shao
Rongfen		 /bak̚/ /lɛn/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /baɨjk̚/ /lɛn/
Li
Rong		 /bɐk̚/ /len/
Wang
Li		 /bɐk̚/ /lien/
Bernard
Karlgren		 /bʱɐk̚/ /lien/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 bó lián
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 bak6 lin4

Etymology 1
 
white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 lotus
trad. (白蓮) 白 蓮
simp. (白莲) 白 莲

Noun

白蓮

  1. white lotus
  2. white lotus-shaped lamp
Derived terms
  • 白蓮池／白莲池
  • 白蓮社／白莲社

Etymology 2
phonetic
trad. (白蓮) 白 蓮
simp. (白莲) 白 莲

Proper noun

白蓮

  1. name of an ancient state; probably located in modern Bahrain

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
白 蓮
びゃく
Grade: 1		 れん
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) びゃく​れん [byàkúꜜrèǹ] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
  • (Tokyo) びゃ​くれん [byáꜜkùrèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA(key): [bʲa̠kɯ̟ᵝɾẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

白(びゃく)蓮(れん) • (byakuren) ←びやくれん (byakuren)?

  1. white lotus
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
白 蓮
しら
Grade: 1		 はす
Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi
For pronunciation and definitions of 白蓮 – see the following entry.
【しらはす】
[noun] white lotus
(This term, 白蓮, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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