欸乃

Chinese

 
to be; thus; so
to be; thus; so; therefore; then; only; thereupon
simp. and trad.
(欸乃)
欸 乃

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 欸 乃
Reading # 2/3 1/1
Initial (聲) 影 (34) 泥 (8)
Final (韻) 咍 (41) 咍 (41)
Tone (調) Rising (X) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) I I
Fanqie 於改切 奴亥切
Baxter 'ojX nojX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔʌiX/ /nʌiX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔəiX/ /nəiX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔɒiX/ /nɒiX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔəjX/ /nəjX/
Li
Rong
/ʔᴀiX/ /nᴀiX/
Wang
Li
/ɒiX/ /nɒiX/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔɑ̆iX/ /nɑ̆iX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ǎi nǎi
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
oi2 noi5

Noun

欸乃

  1. (literary, onomatopoeia) the sound of an oar while sculling
  2. (literary, onomatopoeia) the sound of a boatman singing while rowing a boat
  3. (literary, onomatopoeia) the sound of melodious singing

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
欸 乃
ふなうた
Hyōgaiji Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 欸乃 – see the following entry.
【ふなうた】
[noun] boating song
Alternative spellings
船唄, 船歌, 舟唄, 舟歌
(This term, 欸乃, is an alternative spelling (literary, least common) of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
欸 乃
あい
Hyōgaiji
だい
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Derived from Middle Chinese 欸乃 (MC 'ojX nojX).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [a̠ida̠i]

Noun

欸(あい)乃(だい) • (aidai) ←あいだい (aidai)?

  1. (literary) boating song, or the sound of a boating song
    Synonym: ふなうた (funauta)
    • 1906, Torahiko Terada, Arashi‎:
      これは美(うつく)しいが、夜(よる)の欸乃(あいだい)は侘(わび)しい。
      Kore wa utsukushii ga, yoru no aidai wa wabishii.
      (please add an English translation of this example)
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