good; very; very much | (long) time; (long) duration of time | ||
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simp. and trad. (良久) |
良 | 久 |
Rime | ||
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Character | 良 | 久 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Initial (聲) | 來 (37) | 見 (28) |
Final (韻) | 陽 (105) | 尤 (136) |
Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
Division (等) | III | III |
Fanqie | 呂章切 | 舉有切 |
Baxter | ljang | kjuwX |
Reconstructions | ||
Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/lɨɐŋ/ | /kɨuX/ |
Pan Wuyun |
/liɐŋ/ | /kiuX/ |
Shao Rongfen |
/liɑŋ/ | /kiəuX/ |
Edwin Pulleyblank |
/lɨaŋ/ | /kuwX/ |
Li Rong |
/liaŋ/ | /kiuX/ |
Wang Li |
/lĭaŋ/ | /kĭəuX/ |
Bernard Karlgren |
/li̯aŋ/ | /ki̯ə̯uX/ |
Expected Mandarin Reflex |
liáng | jiǔ |
Expected Cantonese Reflex |
loeng4 | gau2 |
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
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Character | 良 | 久 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
liáng | jiǔ |
Middle Chinese |
‹ ljang › | ‹ kjuwX › |
Old Chinese |
/*[r]aŋ/ | /*[k]ʷəʔ/ |
English | good | a long time |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; |
Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
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Character | 良 | 久 |
Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
No. | 8046 | 6969 |
Phonetic component |
良 | 久 |
Rime group |
陽 | 之 |
Rime subdivision |
0 | 0 |
Corresponding MC rime |
久 | |
Old Chinese |
/*raŋ/ | /*kʷlɯʔ/ |
Notes | 甲金文象宮外兩邊有廊爲廊初文, 王侍從常在廊, 遂稱之良或郎得貴官義 |
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