# 鴛鴦被
## Chinese
### 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): jyun$^1$ joeng$^1$ pei$^5$ / jin$^1$ joeng$^1$ pei$^5$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): eng$^1$ ieo$^1$ pue$^5$ / eng$^1$ iuⁿ$^1$ pue$^5$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): oan-iuⁿ-phōe / oan-iuⁿ-phē
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yuānyāngbèi
*** Zhuyin: ㄩㄢ ㄧㄤ ㄅㄟˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yuanyangbèi
*** Wade–Giles: yüan$^1$-yang$^1$-pei$^4$
*** Yale: ywān-yāng-bèi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iuaniangbey
*** Palladius: юаньянбэй (juanʹjanbɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɥɛn⁵⁵ jɑŋ⁵⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jyun$^1$ joeng$^1$ pei$^5$ / jin$^1$ joeng$^1$ pei$^5$
*** Yale: yūn yēung péih / yīn yēung péih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jyn$^1$ joeng$^1$ pei$^5$ / jin$^1$ joeng$^1$ pei$^5$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yun$^1$ yêng$^1$ péi$^5$ / yin$^1$ yêng$^1$ péi$^5$
*** Sinological IPA : /jyːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ⁵⁵ pʰei̯¹³/, /jiːn⁵⁵ jœːŋ⁵⁵ pʰei̯¹³/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: eng$^1$ ieo$^1$ pue$^5$ [Phonetic: eng$^5$ ngieo$^2$ ue$^5$]
*** Sinological IPA : /ɛŋ⁵³³⁻²¹ $^{(Ø-)}$ŋieu⁵³³⁻¹³ $^{(pʰ-)}$uei²¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: eng$^1$ iuⁿ$^1$ pue$^5$ [Phonetic: eng$^5$ ngiu$^2$ bhue$^5$]
*** Sinological IPA : /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/
* 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/ | /bˠiᴇ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʔʷiɐn/ | /ʔiɐŋ/ | /bᵚiɛ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʔiuɐn/ | /ʔiɑŋ/ | /biɛ$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʔuan/ | /ʔɨaŋ/ | /bjiə̆$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ʔiuɐn/ | /ʔiaŋ/ | /bje$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /ĭwɐn/ | /ĭaŋ/ | /bǐe$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ʔi̯wɐn/ | /ʔi̯aŋ/ | /bʱie̯$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yuān | yāng | bì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jyun$^1$ | joeng$^1$ | bei$^6$ |

### Noun

鴛鴦被
* couple's duvet, couple's comforter (a traditional duvet/comforter specifically for married couples) (Classifier: 床 m; 張／张 c; 領／领 mn)
** 2024, 郭之儀 (lyrics and music), “一領鴛鴦被”, in 陳雷2024全新數位專輯, performed by 陳雷 [Chen Lei]:
       peng-léng oan-iuⁿ-phōe, ah lú kah lú lân-kòe [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
       This ice-cold couple's duvet, the more I put it on, the more I feel sad

#### 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.