| mournful | spill; sprinkle | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (蕭灑/蕭洒) | 蕭 | 灑/洒 | |
| simp. (萧洒) | 萧 | 洒 | |
| Rime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 蕭 | 灑 | 灑 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/4 | 3/4 |
| Initial (聲) | 心 (16) | 生 (21) | 生 (21) |
| Final (韻) | 蕭 (93) | 佳 (31) | 麻 (98) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | IV | II | II |
| Fanqie | 蘇彫切 | 所蟹切 | 砂下切 |
| Reconstructions | |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/seu/ | /ʃˠɛX/ | /ʃˠaX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/seu/ | /ʃᵚæX/ | /ʃᵚaX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/seu/ | /ʃæiX/ | /ʃaX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/sɛw/ | /ʂaɨjX/ | /ʂaɨX/ |
| Li Rong |
/seu/ | /ʃɛX/ | /ʃaX/ |
| Wang Li |
/sieu/ | /ʃaiX/ | /ʃaX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/sieu/ | /ʂaiX/ | /ʂaX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
xiāo | shǎi | shǎ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
siu1 | saai2 | saa2 |