| fall of snow | tiny; minute; clandestine tiny; minute; clandestine; hide; elegant; exquisite | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (霏微) | 霏 | 微 | |
| simp. #(霏微) | 霏 | 微 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 霏 | 微 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 滂 (2) | 明 (4) |
| Final (韻) | 微 (21) | 微 (21) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Closed |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 芳非切 | 無非切 |
| Baxter | phj+j | mj+j |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/pʰʉi/ | /mʉi/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/pʰʷɨi/ | /mʷɨi/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/pʰiuəi/ | /miuəi/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/pʰuj/ | /muj/ |
| Li Rong |
/pʰiuəi/ | /miuəi/ |
| Wang Li |
/pʰĭwəi/ | /mĭwəi/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/pʰwe̯i/ | /mwe̯i/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
fēi | wéi |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
fei1 | mei4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 微 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
wēi |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ mjɨj › |
| Old Chinese |
/*məj/ |
| English | small |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 霏 | 微 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 3095 | 12801 |
| Phonetic component |
非 | 微 |
| Rime group |
微 | 微 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
霏 | 微 |
| Old Chinese |
/*pʰɯl/ | /*mɯl/ |