noun
fanqie; traditional Chinese character pronunciation notation
Technical term in Chinese historical phonology. The system uses two characters to indicate the pronunciation of a third: the first character gives the initial consonant (onset), and the second gives the rhyme and tone.
反切は、漢字の音を示すために二つの漢字を組み合わせる伝統的な方法です。
Fanqie is a traditional method that combines two Chinese characters to indicate the pronunciation of a kanji.
「東」の反切は「徳紅切」で、徳の声母
The fanqie for 東 is 徳紅切, taking the initial of 徳 and the rhyme and tone of 紅.