| to lie; to crouch | couch | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (臥榻) | 臥 | 榻 | |
| simp. (卧榻) | 卧 | 榻 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 臥 | 榻 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) | 透 (6) |
| Final (韻) | 戈 (95) | 談 (144) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Checked (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 吾貨切 | 吐盍切 |
| Baxter | ngwaH | thap |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/ŋuɑH/ | /tʰɑp̚/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/ŋuɑH/ | /tʰɑp̚/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ŋuɑH/ | /tʰɑp̚/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/ŋwaH/ | /tʰap̚/ |
| Li Rong |
/ŋuɑH/ | /tʰɑp̚/ |
| Wang Li |
/ŋuɑH/ | /tʰɑp̚/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/ŋuɑH/ | /tʰɑp̚/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
wò | ta |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
ngo6 | taap3 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 臥 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
wò |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ ngwaH › |
| Old Chinese |
/*[ŋ]ˁ[o]j-s/ |
| English | lie down, sleep |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 臥 | 榻 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 13061 | 12242 |
| Phonetic component |
臥 | 蹋 |
| Rime group |
歌 | 盍 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
臥 | 榻 |
| Old Chinese |
/*ŋʷaːls/ | /*tʰaːb/ |
| Notes | 原象人倚臣臨時休憩， 或雲臣爲宿右下席形之訛 |
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