| variegated; so so; average | horse; surname | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (五花馬) | 五花 | 馬 | |
| simp. (五花马) | 五花 | 马 | |
| Rime | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Character | 五 | 花 | 馬 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) | 曉 (32) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 模 (23) | 麻 (99) | 麻 (98) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | I | II | II |
| Fanqie | 疑古切 | 呼瓜切 | 莫下切 |
| Baxter | nguX | xwae | maeX |
| Reconstructions | |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ŋuoX/ | /hˠua/ | /mˠaX/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ŋuoX/ | /hʷᵚa/ | /mᵚaX/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ŋoX/ | /xua/ | /maX/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ŋɔX/ | /hwaɨ/ | /maɨX/ |
| Li Rong |
/ŋoX/ | /xua/ | /maX/ |
| Wang Li |
/ŋuX/ | /xwa/ | /maX/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ŋuoX/ | /xwa/ | /maX/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
wǔ | huā | mǎ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
ng5 | faa1 | maa5 |