紛紛

See also: 纷纷

Chinese

numerous; disorderly numerous; disorderly
trad. (紛紛) 紛 紛
simp. (纷纷) 纷 纷

Etymology

Ideophonic: A reduplication of 紛 (OC *pʰɯn, “silk ribbon; disordered, confused → numerous”). Attested in Guanzi and Mengzi, meaning "disorderly, confused". Possibly cognate with 煩 (OC *ban, “annoyed; numerous”), 繁 (OC *baːl, *baːn, *ban, “numerous”).

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 紛
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 滂 (2)
Final (韻) 文 (59)
Tone (調) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed
Division (等) III
Fanqie 撫文切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/pʰɨun/
Pan
Wuyun
/pʰiun/
Shao
Rongfen
/pʰiuən/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/pʰun/
Li
Rong
/pʰiuən/
Wang
Li
/pʰĭuən/
Bernard
Karlgren
/pʰi̯uən/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
fēn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
fan1
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 紛
Reading # 1/1
No. 3155
Phonetic
component
分
Rime
group
文
Rime
subdivision
1
Corresponding
MC rime
芬
Old
Chinese
/*pʰɯn/
Notes 撫由府校改

Adjective

紛紛

  1. (ideophonic) numerous and confused; in droves; in great numbers

Synonyms

Derived terms

Adverb

紛紛

  1. (ideophonic) one after another; in succession

Synonyms

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