霏霏

Chinese

		fall of snow	fall of snow
simp. and trad. (霏霏)		霏	霏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fēifēi

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄟㄈㄟ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: fēifēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄟㄈㄟ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feifei
  - IPA ^(key): /feɪ̯⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: /pʰʉi pʰʉi/▼

Rime
Character	霏
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	滂 (2)
Final (韻)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	芳非切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pʰʉi/
Pan Wuyun	/pʰʷɨi/
Shao Rongfen	/pʰiuəi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pʰuj/
Li Rong	/pʰiuəi/
Wang Li	/pʰĭwəi/
Bernard Karlgren	/pʰwe̯i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	fēi

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*pʰɯl pʰɯl/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	霏
Reading #	1/1
No.	3095
Phonetic component	非
Rime group	微
Rime subdivision	1
Corresponding MC rime	霏
Old Chinese	/*pʰɯl/

Adjective

霏霏

(ideophonic, literary, of rain or snow) thick and fast
(ideophonic, literary, of clouds etc.) dense; heavy; abundant; lush
(ideophonic, literary) drifting with the wind
(ideophonic, literary, of tears) streaming down one's face
(ideophonic, literary) numerous and chaotic

Derived terms

瑞雪霏霏

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