瑟瑟

Chinese

(mus. instr.) (mus. instr.)
trad. (瑟瑟) 瑟 瑟
simp. #(瑟瑟) 瑟 瑟

Etymology

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Pronunciation



Rime
Character 瑟
Reading # 1/1
Initial (聲) 生 (21)
Final (韻) 臻 (51)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open
Division (等) III
Fanqie 所櫛切
Baxter srit
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʃɪt̚/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʃɪt̚/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʃiet̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʂit̚/
Li
Rong
/ʃiĕt̚/
Wang
Li
/ʃĭet̚/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʂi̯æt̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
she
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
sat1

Noun

瑟瑟

  1. (literary) a kind of dark green gemstone
  2. (onomatopoeia) sound of wind; sough; rustle

Derived terms

  • 瑟瑟枕

Adjective

瑟瑟

  1. (literary) dark green
  2. (literary, ideophonic) cold
  3. (literary, ideophonic) desolate
  4. (ideophonic) shivering; trembling
  5. (ideophonic) rustling; swishing
  6. (Internet slang) Alternative form of 色色 (sèsè)

Derived terms

  • 冷瑟瑟
  • 抖抖瑟瑟
  • 瑟瑟塵/瑟瑟尘
  • 瑟瑟幕
  • 瑟瑟縮縮/瑟瑟缩缩
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