魁壘

Chinese

		chief; head	rampart
trad. (魁壘)		魁	壘
simp. (魁垒)		魁	垒

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuílěi

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄟˇ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuílěi
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄟˊ ㄌㄟˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuéilěi
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuei²-lei³
  - Yale: kwéi-lěi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kweileei
  - Palladius: куйлэй (kujlɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯eɪ̯³⁵ leɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Middle Chinese: khwoj lwijX

Rime
Character	魁	壘
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)	脂 (16)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	苦回切	力軌切
Baxter	khwoj	lwijX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰuʌi/	/liuɪ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰuoi/	/lʷi^X/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰuɒi/	/ljuɪ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰwəj/	/lwi^X/
Li Rong	/kʰuᴀi/	/lui^X/
Wang Li	/kʰuɒi/	/lwi^X/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰuɑ̆i/	/lwi^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kuī	lěi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	fui¹	leoi⁵

Adjective

魁壘

(archaic, literary) strong; majestic; outstanding
- 朝臣亡有大儒骨鯁，白首耆艾，魁壘之士。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  朝臣亡有大儒骨鲠，白首耆艾，魁垒之士。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE
  Cháochén wúyǒu dàrú gǔgěng, báishǒu qí'ài, kuílěi zhī shì. [Pinyin]
  Among the court ministers, none of them are learned and wise, none just and upright, none senior, experienced, and dependable, and none majestic and outstanding.

Noun

魁壘

alternative form of 傀儡 (kuǐlěi, “puppet; marionette”)

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