反はん切せつ

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.

• 反はん切せつは、漢かん字じの音おんを示しめすために二ふたつの漢かん字じを組くみ合あわせる伝でん統とう的てきな方ほう法ほうです。

  Fanqie is a traditional method that combines two Chinese characters to indicate the pronunciation of a kanji.

• 「東ひがし」の反はん切せつは「徳とく紅こう切せつ」で、徳とくの声せい母ぼと紅こうの韻いん母ぼ・声せい調ちょうを取とります。

  The fanqie for 東 is 徳紅切, taking the initial of 徳 and the rhyme and tone of 紅.