葳蕤

Chinese

		luxuriant	fringe; overladen with flowers
trad. (葳蕤)		葳	蕤
simp. ^#(葳蕤)		葳	蕤

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wēiruí

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄟㄖㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wai¹ jeoi⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wēiruí
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄟㄖㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: weiruéi
  - Wade–Giles: wei¹-jui²
  - Yale: wēi-rwéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiruei
  - Palladius: вэйжуй (vɛjžuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐu̯eɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wai¹ jeoi⁴
  - Yale: wāi yèuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wai¹ joey⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: wei¹ yêu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɐi̯⁵⁵ jɵy̯²¹/

Middle Chinese: 'jw+j nywij

Rime
Character	葳	蕤
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	日 (38)
Final (韻)	微 (21)	脂 (16)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	於非切	儒隹切
Baxter	'jw+j	nywij
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔʉi/	/ȵiuɪ/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔʷɨi/	/ȵʷi/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiuəi/	/ȵʑjuɪ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔuj/	/ȵwi/
Li Rong	/ʔiuəi/	/ȵui/
Wang Li	/ĭwəi/	/ȵʑwi/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔwe̯i/	/ȵʑwi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wēi	ruí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai¹	jeoi⁴

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*qul njul/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	葳	蕤
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	12790	10916
Phonetic component	威	甤
Rime group	微	微
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	威	蕤
Old Chinese	/*qul/	/*njul/

Adjective

葳蕤

(literary, of vegetation) lush; luxuriant; exuberant
(literary) gorgeous; elegant
(literary) delicate; weak
(literary) lethargic; listless
(literary) disorderly; messy

Synonyms

(lush):

幽鬱／幽郁 (yōuyù) (archaic)
繁茂 (fánmào)
肥美 (féiměi)
芊綿／芊绵 (qiānmián) (literary, of vegetation)
茂 (literary, or in compounds)
茂盛 (màoshèng)
萋萋 (qīqī) (literary)
菶菶 (běngběng) (literary)
豐茂／丰茂 (fēngmào)
趒 (Hokkien)
軫軫／轸轸 (zhěnzhěn) (literary)

(disorderly): 零亂／零乱 (língluàn)

Noun

葳蕤

(alt. form 萎蕤) angular Solomon's seal (Polygonatum odoratum)

Synonyms

玉竹 (yùzhú)

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