| different; unusual; strange | to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (異言) | 異 | 言 | |
| simp. (异言) | 异 | 言 | |
| Rime | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 異 | 言 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) | 元 (65) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 羊吏切 | 語軒切 |
| Baxter | yiH | ngjon |
| Reconstructions | ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang |
/jɨH/ | /ŋɨɐn/ |
| Pan Wuyun |
/jɨH/ | /ŋiɐn/ |
| Shao Rongfen |
/ieH/ | /ŋiɐn/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank |
/jɨH/ | /ŋɨan/ |
| Li Rong |
/iəH/ | /ŋiɐn/ |
| Wang Li |
/jĭəH/ | /ŋĭɐn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren |
/iH/ | /ŋɨ̯ɐn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex |
yì | yán |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex |
ji6 | jin4 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 異 | 言 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 3/4 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) |
yì | yán |
| Middle Chinese |
‹ yiH › | ‹ ngjon › |
| Old Chinese |
/*ɢ(r)ək-s/ | /*ŋa[n]/ |
| English | different | speak; speech |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | ||
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Character | 異 | 言 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 15102 | 14271 |
| Phonetic component |
異 | 言 |
| Rime group |
代 | 元 |
| Rime subdivision |
0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime |
異 | 言 |
| Old Chinese |
/*lɯɡs/ | /*ŋan/ |
| Notes | 金文異象雙手護住頭所頂物爲戴翼初文 | |