膏肓
Chinese
| ointment; paste | region between heart and diaphragm | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (膏肓) |
膏 | 肓 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄠ ㄏㄨㄤ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gauhuang
- IPA (key): /kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Jyutping: gou1 fong1
- Yale: gōu fōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: gou1 fong1
- Guangdong Romanization: gou1 fong1
- IPA (key): /kou̯⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)+
- Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-hong
- Tâi-lô: koo-hong
- Phofsit Daibuun: ko'hofng
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ³³ hɔŋ³³/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko͘-bông
- Tâi-lô: koo-bông
- Phofsit Daibuun: ko'boong
- IPA (Taipei): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ bɔŋ²³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-hong
- Tâi-lô: ko-hong
- Phofsit Daibuun: koi'hofng
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 膏 | 肓 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) | 唐 (102) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Closed |
| Division (等) | I | I |
| Fanqie | 古勞切 | 呼光切 |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/kɑu/ | /hwɑŋ/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/kɑu/ | /hʷɑŋ/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/kɑu/ | /xuɑŋ/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/kaw/ | /hwaŋ/ |
| Li Rong |
/kɑu/ | /xuɑŋ/ |
| Wang Li |
/kɑu/ | /xuɑŋ/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/kɑu/ | /xwɑŋ/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
gāo | huāng |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 膏 | 肓 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 3727 | 12650 |
| Phonetic component |
高 | 亡 |
| Rime group |
宵 | 陽 |
| Rime subdivision |
1 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
髙 | 荒 |
| Old Chinese |
/*kaːw/ | /*hmaːŋ/ |
Noun
膏肓
- (traditional Chinese medicine) the fat region between the heart and the diaphragm, near the apex of the heart, which is regarded in traditional Chinese medicine as being unreachable by medicament; vital organs
- (figuratively) incurable disease; terminal illness
- (literary, figuratively) suffering of the masses; hardships of the populace
Derived terms
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 膏 | 肓 |
| こう Jinmeiyō |
こう Hyōgaiji |
| on’yomi | |
From Middle Chinese 膏肓 (MC kɑu hwɑŋ).
Pronunciation
Noun
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 膏 | 肓 |
| こう Jinmeiyō |
もう Hyōgaiji |
| on’yomi | |
Misreading of the 肓 kanji.
Pronunciation
Noun
膏肓 (hiragana こうもう, rōmaji kōmō, historical hiragana かうまう)
- Same as above.
References
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