Meaning of 闭口韵
闭口韵 means a rhyme ending with a bilabial consonant (m or b); closed-mouth rhyme. Pronounced bì kǒu yùn.
- a rhyme ending with a bilabial consonant (m or b); closed-mouth rhyme
Definitions & Examples
Xiàn现
dài代
pǔ普
tōng通
huà话
méi没
yǒu有
bì闭
kǒu口
yùn韵
，
dàn但
zài在
yuè粤
yǔ语
zhōng中
réng仍
rán然
bǎo保
liú留
。
Modern Mandarin does not have closed-mouth rhymes, but they are still preserved in Cantonese.
Yán研
jiū究
táng唐
shī诗
shí时
，
liǎo了
jiě解
bì闭
kǒu口
yùn韵
yǒu有
zhù助
yú于
lǐ理
jiě解
dāng当
shí时
de的
yā押
yùn韵
xì系
tǒng统
。
When studying Tang poetry, understanding closed-mouth rhymes helps to comprehend the rhyme system of that era.