鴛鴦被

Chinese

		mandarin duck; ruddy shelduck	by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket by (marker for passive-voice sentences or clauses); quilt; blanket; to cover; to wear
trad. (鴛鴦被)		鴛鴦	被
simp. (鸳鸯被)		鸳鸯	被

Etymology

This bedding item is named after mandarin ducks, which symbolize conjugal love in Chinese culture.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuānyāngbèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄢ ㄧㄤ ㄅㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun¹ joeng¹ pei⁵ / jin¹ joeng¹ pei⁵
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): eng¹ ieo¹ pue⁵ / eng¹ iuⁿ¹ pue⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): oan-iuⁿ-phōe / oan-iuⁿ-phē

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yuānyāngbèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄢ ㄧㄤ ㄅㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuanyangbèi
    • Wade–Giles: yüan¹-yang¹-pei⁴
    • Yale: ywān-yāng-bèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuaniangbey
    • Palladius: юаньянбэй (juanʹjanbɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛn⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jyun¹ joeng¹ pei⁵ / jin¹ joeng¹ pei⁵
    • Yale: yūn yēung péih / yīn yēung péih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn¹ joeng¹ pei⁵ / jin¹ joeng¹ pei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun¹ yêng¹ péi⁵ / yin¹ yêng¹ péi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ⁵⁵ pʰei̯¹³/, /jiːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ⁵⁵ pʰei̯¹³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: eng¹ ieo¹ pue⁵ [Phonetic: eng⁵ ngieo² ue⁵]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ ^(Ø-)ŋieu⁵³³⁻¹³ ^(pʰ-)uei²¹/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: eng¹ iuⁿ¹ pue⁵ [Phonetic: eng⁵ ngiu² bhue⁵]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɛŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ ^(Ø-)ŋiu⁵³³⁻¹³ ^(pʰ-)βuei²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oan-iuⁿ-phōe
    • Tâi-lô: uan-iunn-phuē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oan'viuphoe
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /uan⁴⁴⁻³³ iũ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰue³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oan-iuⁿ-phē
    • Tâi-lô: uan-iunn-phē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: oan'viuphe
    • IPA (Taipei): /uan⁴⁴⁻³³ iũ⁴⁴⁻³³ pʰe³³/

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• Middle Chinese: 'jwon 'jang bjeX

Rime
Character	鴛	鴦	被
Reading #	1/2	1/2	1/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	影 (34)	並 (3)
Final (韻)	元 (66)	陽 (105)	支 (13)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	於袁切	於良切	皮彼切
Baxter	'jwon	'jang	bjeX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔʉɐn/	/ʔɨɐŋ/	/bˠiᴇX/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔʷiɐn/	/ʔiɐŋ/	/bᵚiɛX/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔiuɐn/	/ʔiɑŋ/	/biɛX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔuan/	/ʔɨaŋ/	/bjiə̆X/
Li Rong	/ʔiuɐn/	/ʔiaŋ/	/bjeX/
Wang Li	/ĭwɐn/	/ĭaŋ/	/bǐeX/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ʔi̯wɐn/	/ʔi̯aŋ/	/bʱie̯X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuān	yāng	bì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jyun1	joeng1	bei6

Noun

鴛鴦被

1. couple's duvet, couple's comforter (a traditional duvet/comforter specifically for married couples)

Synonyms

• 鴛衾／鸳衾
• 鴛被／鸳被
• 合歡被／合欢被

References

• “Entry #164827”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.
• 莆田市政协文化文史和学习委员会 [Culture, History and Learning Committee of Putian CPPCC], editor (2021), “鸳鸯被”, in 莆仙方言大词典 [Comprehensive Dictionary of Puxian Dialect] (overall work in Mandarin and Puxian Min), Xiamen University Press, →ISBN, page 187.