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fanqie

/fɑːnt͡ʃiˈeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fan-qie
IPA
/fɑːnt͡ʃiˈeɪ/
18
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In traditional Chinese lexicography, a method of indicating the pronunciation of a character by using two other characters, each giving part of the pronunciation.

Uncountable

Etymology

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 反切.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

fan-ch'ieh (alternative) fan-chieh (alternative) fanch'ieh (alternative) fanchieh (alternative)

Rhymes With

they me way may day say all-day away play day by day today pay

Questions

How do you pronounce fanqie?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɑːnt͡ʃiˈeɪ/.
What does fanqie mean?
In traditional Chinese lexicography, a method of indicating the pronunciation of a character by using two other characters, each giving part of the pronunciation.
Where does fanqie come from?
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 反切.

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