日規

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Pronunciation

Peng'im: rig8 gui1
POJ: ji̍k-kui
Variety: chaozhou

Pronunciation note: Realised [dz] ~ [z] ~ [l] depending on speaker and register; many younger speakers merge it with /l/. The cited sources corroborate [dz], relaxing to [z] for younger/overseas speakers; neither attests the further merger to /l/.

Meanings and usage

noun: sundial
日規, 日晷

Sundial is a technical/historical object that does not fit any topic category well (not a place or natural feature); placed under basics.yaml as a time-related catch-all.

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