萎約

Chinese

		wither; spiritless; withered	appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh
trad. (萎約)		萎	約
simp. (萎约)		萎	约
alternative forms		委約／委约

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wěiyuē, wēiyuē

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄝ, ㄨㄟ ㄩㄝ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wěiyuē
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wěiyue
    • Wade–Giles: wei³-yüeh¹
    • Yale: wěi-ywē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woeiiue
    • Palladius: вэйюэ (vɛjjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wēiyuē
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄟ ㄩㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: weiyue
    • Wade–Giles: wei¹-yüeh¹
    • Yale: wēi-ywē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ueiiue
    • Palladius: вэйюэ (vɛjjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /weɪ̯⁵⁵ ɥɛ⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jwe 'jak

Rime
Character	萎	約
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	支 (14)	藥 (107)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	於爲切	於略切
Baxter	'jwe	'jak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔˠiuᴇ/	/ʔɨɐk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔʷᵚiɛ/	/ʔiɐk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiuɛ/	/ʔiɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔjwiə̆/	/ʔɨak̚/
Li Rong	/ʔjue/	/ʔiak̚/
Wang Li	/ǐwe/	/ĭak̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔwie̯/	/ʔi̯ak̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wēi	yue
Expected Cantonese Reflex	wai1	joek3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qrol  ʔlewɢ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	萎	約
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	12896	11201
Phonetic component	委	勺
Rime group	歌	藥
Rime subdivision	3	2
Corresponding MC rime	逶	約
Old Chinese	/*qrol/	/*ʔlewɢ/
Notes	說文作歹委

Adjective

萎約

1. (literary) withered; wilted
2. (literary) sickly; weak; destitute