切韵 |
Qiè yùn |
Qieyun, the first Chinese rime dictionary from 601 AD, containing 11,500 single-character entries |
切韵 |
qiè yùn |
see 反切 |
切 |
qiē |
to cut; to slice; to carve / (math) tangential |
切 |
qiè |
definitely; absolutely (not) / (scoffing or dismissive interjection) Yeah, right.; Tut! / to grind / (bound form) close to / (bound form) eager / to correspond to / (used to indicate that the fanqie 反切 system should be applied to the previous two characters) |
韵 |
yùn |
the final (of a syllable) (Chinese phonology) / rhyme / appeal / charm / (literary) pleasant sound |