evil; to hate; to loathe evil; to hate; to loathe; nauseated |
young; few; little young; few; little; lack | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (惡少) | 惡 | 少 | |
| simp. (恶少) | 恶 | 少 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 惡 | 少 |
| Reading # | 3/3 | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 影 (34) | 書 (26) |
| Final (韻) | 唐 (103) | 宵 (91) |
| Tone (調) | Checked (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 烏各切 | 失照切 |
| Baxter | 'ak | syewH |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ʔɑk̚/ | /ɕiᴇuH/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ʔɑk̚/ | /ɕiɛuH/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ʔɑk̚/ | /ɕjæuH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ʔak̚/ | /ɕiawH/ |
| Li Rong |
/ʔɑk̚/ | /ɕiɛuH/ |
| Wang Li |
/ɑk̚/ | /ɕĭɛuH/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ʔɑk̚/ | /ɕi̯ɛuH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
e | shào |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
ok3 | siu3 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 惡 | 少 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
è | shào |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ʔak › | ‹ syewH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*ʔˁak/ | /*[s-t]ewʔ-s/ |
| English | bad, ugly | young |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 惡 | 少 |
| Reading # | 3/3 | 2/2 |
| No. | 14220 | 13708 |
| Phonetic component |
亞 | 小 |
| Rime group |
鐸 | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
惡 | 少 |
| Old Chinese |
/*qaːɡ/ | /*hmjews/ |