Chinese sound correspondences

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Onsets

  • 1 = Ping tone
  • 2 = Shang tone
  • 3 = Qu tone
  • 4 = Ru tone

The chart will use "1" on top of Baxter's notation to show that a certain condition applies only to the Ping tone (e.g. "zi1" means "zi but not ziX and ziH").

Onset Middle Chinese Mandarin
Beijing
Yue
Canton
Minnan
Taiwan
Hakka
Moiyen
Wu
Suzhou
Japanese Korean
Karlgren[1] Baxter[2] IPA[3] Go-On Kan-On
p p [p] b [p]

but p [pʰ]
(迫畔叛佩僕
譜圃瀑蹼)
and m [m] (秘泌)

b [p]

but p [pʰ]
(編遍佩譜圃豹鄙謗)
and m [m] (剝)

p p h [h] h [h] ㅂ [p]

ㅍ [pʰ] /_[a,je,jo,il] etc.

p' ph [pʰ] p [pʰ]

but b [p] (玻繽怖)

p [pʰ]

but b [p] (玻繽品怖坡)

h [h] h [h] ㅍ [pʰ]

ㅂ [p] /_ak etc.

b' b [b] p [pʰ] /_1

b [p] /_234

p [pʰ] /_1,

COL2
(棒婢被蚌抱倍蓓)
b [p] /_34,LIT2

b b [b] h [h] ㅂ [p]

ㅍ [pʰ] /_[a,je,jo,il] etc.

m m [m] m [m]

but w [w] (戊)

m [m] m m m [m] b [b] ㅁ [m]
非* p p [f] f [f] f [f] f f h [h] h [h] ㅂ [p]

ㅍ [pʰ] /_[a,je,jo,il] etc.

敷* p' ph [fʰ] f [f]

but p [pʰ] (捧)

f [f]

but p [pʰ] (捧)

f f h [h] h [h] ㅍ [pʰ]

ㅂ [p] /_ak etc.

奉* b' b [v] f [f] f [f] f or pʰ v b [b] h [h] ㅂ [p]

ㅍ [pʰ] /_[a,je,jo,il] etc.

微* m m [ɱ] w [w]

but m [m] (曼)

m [m] v

but some m

LIT: v

COL: m

m [m] b [b] ㅁ [m]
t t [t] d [t]

but n [n] (鳥)

d [t]

but t [tʰ] (禱)
and n [n] (鳥)

t t t [t] t [t] ㄷ [t]
t' th [tʰ] t [tʰ] t [tʰ] t [t] t [t] ㅌ [tʰ]
d' d [d] t [tʰ] /_1

but d [t] (鼕)
d [t] /_234
but t [tʰ]
(挺艇鋌特突
沓蹋袒慟)

t [tʰ] /_1,

COL2
(盾挺艇鋌怠殆肚斷)
but d [t] (鼕)
d [t] /_34,LIT2
but t [tʰ] (袒)

d d [d] t [t] ㄷ [t]
n n [n] n [n] n [n] n n n [n] d [d] ㄴ [n]
l l [l] l [l]

but n [n] (弄)

l [l]

but d [t] (隸)

l l r [ɺ] r [ɺ] ㄹ [ɾ]
tr [ʈ] zh [tʂ]

but ch [tʂʰ] (輟)
and d [t] (爹)

z [ts]

but c [tsʰ] (貯)
and d [t] (涿啄琢爹)

ts ts t [t] t [t] ㄷ [t]
t̂' trh [ʈʰ] ch [tʂʰ]

but zh [tʂ] (祉)

c [tsʰ]

but z [ts] (祉)

tsʰ tsʰ t [t] t [t] ㅌ [tʰ]
d̂' dr [ɖʰ] ch [tʂʰ] /_1

zh [tʂ] /_234
but z [ts] (擇澤)
and ch [tʂʰ] (澈)
and d [t] (瞪)

c [tsʰ] /_1,

COL2 (峙重柱)
z [ts] /_34,LIT2
but c [tsʰ] (澈)
and d [t] (秩)

tsʰ z d [d] t [t] ㄷ [t]
n nr [ɳ] n [n]

but w [w] (諉)

n [n]

but w [w] (諉)
and j [j] (釀)

n ȵ n [n] d [d] ㄴ [n]
ts ts [ts] z [ts]

but c [tsʰ] (雀挫)

z [ts]

but c [tsʰ] (挫)

ts ts s [s] s [s] ㅈ [tɕ]
ts' tsh [tsʰ] c [tsʰ]

but z [ts] (緝竣)

c [tsʰ]

but z [ts] (竣)

tsʰ tsʰ s [s] s [s] ㅊ [tɕʰ]
dz' dz [dz] c [tsʰ] /_1

but d [t] (蹲)
z [ts] /_234
but c [tsʰ] (攢萃悴瘁)

c [tsʰ] /_1,

COL2 (坐)
z [ts] /_34,LIT2
but c [tsʰ] (攢)
and s [s] (萃悴瘁)

tsʰ z z [z] s [s]
s s [s] s [s]

but sh [ʂ] (珊姍)
and c [tsʰ] (賜棲鞘粹)
and z [ts] (燥噪)

s [s]

but c [tsʰ]
(棲賽塞速賜肖鞘
燥噪)

s s s [s] s [s] ㅅ [s]
z z [z] s [s]

but ∅ (嶼)
and c [tsʰ] in
MC zi1 (詞祠辭)
and MC zjuw1 (囚)

c [tsʰ] /_1,

COL2 (似)
z [ts] /_34,LIT2
but s [s]
(旋羨遂隧殉緒)

s z z [z] s [s] ㅅ [s]
照莊 tṣ tsr [tʂ] zh [tʂ]

but z [ts]
(阻俎詛鄒責)

z [ts] ts ts s [s] s [s] ㅈ [tɕ]
穿初 tṣ' tsrh [tʂʰ] ch [tʂʰ]

but c [tsʰ]
(策冊測惻廁篡)
and zh [tʂ] (錚)

c [tsʰ]

but z [ts] (錚)
and s [s] (篡)

tsʰ tsʰ s [s] s [s] ㅊ [tɕʰ]
床崇 dẓ' dzr [dʐʰ] ch [tʂʰ] /_1

but c [ts] (岑)
zh [tʂ] /_234
but sh [ʂ] (士事柿)

c [tsʰ] /_1,

COL2 (柿)
but s [s] (潺愁崇)
z [ts] /_34,LIT2
but s [s] (士事)

tsʰ z z [z] s [s]
審生 sr [ʂ] sh [ʂ]

but ch [tʂʰ] (產)
and s [s]
(灑澀縮瑟色嗇森)

s [s]

but c [tsʰ] (產刷杉)

s s s [s] s [s] ㅅ [s]
禪俟 ź zr [ʐ] s [s] z [ts] s z z [z] s [s] ㅅ [s]
照章 tsy [tɕ] zh [tʂ]

but ch [tʂʰ] (捶)
and d [t] (盹)

z [ts]

but c [tsʰ] (捶診疹)
and d [t] (盹)

ts ts s [s] s [s] ㅈ [tɕ]
穿昌 tś' tsyh [tɕʰ] ch [tʂʰ]

but sh [ʂ] (樞瀋)

c [tsʰ]

but s [s] (樞瀋)

tsʰ tsʰ s [s] s [s] ㅊ [tɕʰ]
床船 dź' zy [ʑ] sh [ʂ] /_234

_1:
ch [tʂʰ] (船乘唇)
sh [ʂ] (神繩蛇)

s [s] s z z [z] s [s]
審書 ś sy [ɕ] sh [ʂ]

but ch [tʂʰ] (弛翅舂)

s [s]

but c [tsʰ]
(始弛矢設束翅奢)
and z [ts] (舂)

s s s [s] s [s] ㅅ [s]
禪常 ź dzy [dʑ] sh [ʂ] /_234

but r [ɻ] (瑞)
_1:
ch [tʂʰ] (most)
sh [ʂ]
(時匙誰韶殊裳)

s [s]

but c [tsʰ] (恃)

s z z [z] s [s] ㅅ [s]
ńź ny [ȵ] r [ɻ]

er [aɚ]:
MC nye (兒爾邇)
MC nyij (二貳)
MC nyi (而耳餌)

j [j] ŋ or j z n [n] z [z]
k k [k] g [k]

but kw [kʰ]
(扛礦昆柯膾愧榷)
and h [x] (梟懈)

g [k]

but k [kʰ]
(概溉丐給汲級冀規
會膾劊愧拘駒溝箍
羯竭訣決抉蹶厥礦
襟昆)
and h [h] (梟懈)
and ∅ (柯)

k k k [k] k [k] ㄱ [k]
k' kh [kʰ] k [kʰ]

but h [x]
(隙恢詼墟溪)

Random? :

h [h]
or k [kʰ]
but p [pʰ] (棵)
and g [k] (隙)

k [k] k [k] ㄱ [k]
g' g [g] k [kʰ] /_1

but g [k] (畿鯨)
g [k] /_234
but k [kʰ] (匱饋)

k [kʰ] /_1,

COL2 (近臼舅菌)
but g [k] (畿)
g [k] /_34,LIT2
but k [kʰ] (匱及)

g g [ɡ] k [k] ㄱ [k]
ng ng [ŋ] ∅, y [j,ɥ] or w [w]

depending on rime
but n [n]
(擬孽逆虐凝牛倪霓)
and g [k] (疙圪岌)
and r [ɻ] (阮)

ng [ŋ]

∅ /_[i,j,w]
ng [ŋ̩]: MC ngu
but k [kʰ] (岌)

ŋ ŋ g [ɡ] g [ɡ] ㅇ [∅]
' ' [ʔ] ∅, y [j,ɥ] or w [w]

depending on rime
but g [k] (娟)
and h [x] (穢)

∅, j [j] or w [w]

depending on rime
but g [k] (娟)
and n [n] (凹)

∅, y [j] or w [w]

depending on rime

∅, y [j] or w [w]

depending on rime

ㅇ [∅]
x x [h] h [x]

but k [kʰ] (況)

h [h]

but k [kʰ] (吸賄)
and g [k] (轟)

h h k [k] k [k] ㅎ [h]
ɣ h [ɦ] h [x]

but g [k] (迥)
and k [kʰ] (潰洽)
and ∅ (完皖莞肴螢熒)

h [h]

but g [k] (迥)
and k [kʰ] (潰繪)
and ng [ŋ] (肴)
and j [j] (螢熒)

h ɦ g [ɡ]

w [w]

k [k] ㅎ [h]
喻云 j hj [ɦj] y [j,ɥ] or w [w]

depending on rime
but h [x] (彙彗雄熊)

j [j] or w [w]

depending on rime
but h [h] (雄熊)

[j] or [v]? [j] or [v]? y [j] or w [(w)]

depending on rime

ㅇ [∅]
喻以 y [j] y [j,ɥ] or w [w]

depending on rime
but g [k] (捐)
and k [kʰ] (鉛)

j [j] or w [w]

depending on rime
but g [k] (捐)

[j] or [v]? [j] or [v]? y [j] or w [(w)]

depending on rime

ㅇ [∅]

* — The onsets 非敷奉微 split from 幫滂並明 sometime between Early and Late Middle Chinese, and this split is reflected in most Chinese varieties as an opposition between labiodentals and bilabials. The conditions for the split are

  1. All third-deng (等) and hekou (合口) rimes, or
  2. The third-deng (等) and kaikou (開口) rimes of 東, 鍾, 尤

Notes on omitted recent changes, ongoing changes, and allophony

Note for Mandarin — Beijing:

  • The following recent sound changes apply but are omitted to reduce clutter:
    • z c s [ts tsʰ s] > j q x [tɕ tɕʰ ɕ] / _[i,j,y,ɥ]
    • g k h [k kʰ x] > j q x [tɕ tɕʰ ɕ] / _[i,j,y,ɥ]

Note for Yue — Canton (Cantonese):

  • The following (not so) recent sound changes apply but are omitted to reduce clutter:
    • g k [k kʰ] > gw kw [kʷ kʰʷ] / _u ui un ut [uː uːi uːn uːt] (but not ung uk [ʊŋ ʊk])
    • gw kw [kw kʰw] > gw kw [kʷ kʰʷ]
    • For h [h] in the same environment, if h [h] comes from MC 溪 or 曉, then:
      • h [h] > f [f] / _u ui un ut [uː uːi uːn uːt]
      • hw [hw] > f [f]
    • But if h [h] comes from MC 匣, then:
      • h [h] > w [w] / _u ui un ut [uː uːi uːn uːt]
      • hw [hw] > w [w]
    • As can be seen, the above change clearly dates from before the merger of [h] and [ɦ] into modern Cantonese [h].
  • Up until the early 20th century, Cantonese had alveolo-palatal sibilants [tɕ tɕʰ ɕ] corresponding to Middle Chinese retroflex and palatal onsets, but these have since merged into the plain alveolar sibilants /ts tsʰ s/.
  • /ts tsʰ s/ may be pronounced palatalized, especially before the front high vowels.
  • The following changes are ongoing:
    • n [n] > l [l] (onset)
    • ng [ŋ], ∅ > [ŋ ~ ∅] (onset)
    • gw kw [kʷ kʰʷ] > g k [k kʰ] / _ong,ok [ɔːŋ ɔːk]
    • ng k [ŋ k] > n t [n t] (coda)
    • ng [ŋ̩] > m [m̩] (syllabic)

Note for Wu — Suzhou:

  • The following recent sound changes apply but are omitted to reduce clutter:
    • [k kʰ g h ɦ n] > [tɕ tɕʰ dʑ ɕ dʑ ȵ] / _[i,j,y,ɥ]

Note for Japanese:

  • The following recent sound changes apply but are omitted to reduce clutter:
    • t d s z n h [t d s z n h] > ch j sh j n h [tɕ ʑ ɕ ʑ ɲ ç] / _[i,j]
    • t d h [t d h] > ts z f [ts z ɸ] / _[u]
    • w [w] > 0 /_[i,e,o]
  • /g/ may be pronounced [ŋ] intervocalically.

Note for Korean:

  • The following recent sound changes apply but are omitted to reduce clutter:
    • ㄷ ㅌ [t tʰ] > ㅈ ㅊ [tɕ tɕʰ] / _[i,j]
    • ㄹ [ɾ] > ㄴ [n] / #_
    • ㄴ [n] > ㅇ Ø / _[i,j]

Rimes

  • P = MC labial (幫滂並明)
  • T = MC dental stop (端透定泥)
  • TR = MC retroflex stop (知徹澄娘)
  • S = MC dental sibilant (精清從心邪)
  • SR = MC retroflex sibilant (莊出崇生)
  • SY = MC palatal sibilant (章昌船書禪)
  • TSR = TR,SR
  • TSRY = TR,SR,SY
  • K = MC velar/laryngeal (見溪群疑曉匣影云以)

通攝 Tong She

Rime Middle Chinese Mandarin
Beijing
Yue
Canton
Minnan
Taiwan
Hakka
Moiyen
Wu
Suzhou
Japanese Korean
Karlgren Baxter Go-On Kan-On
東一開 ung uwng ong [ʊŋ]

weng [wɤŋ] /ʔ_
eng [ɤŋ] /P_

ung [ʊŋ]

but jung [jʊŋ] (翁)

u [u]

some uu [uː]

ou [oː]
冬一開 uong owng ong [ʊŋ]

(does not occur /P_)

ung [ʊŋ] o [o]

some ou [oː]

ou [oː]
東三開 i̯ung juwng ong [ʊŋ]

iong [yʊŋ] /g_
rong [ɻʊŋ] /y_1 (融)
eng [ɤŋ] /P_

ung [ʊŋ]

jung [jʊŋ] /y_

yuu [juː], yu [ju]

(incl. y_ )
u [u], uu [uː]/K,l,P_

yuu [juː]

ou [oː]/P_

鍾三開 i̯wong jowng ong [ʊŋ]

iong [yʊŋ] /x,ʔ,y_
rong [ɻʊŋ] /y_1 (容)
eng [ɤŋ] /P_

ung [ʊŋ]

jung [jʊŋ] /ʔ,y_

yuu [juː], yu [ju]

(incl. ʔ,y_ )
u [u], uu [uː]/K,P_

you [joː]

ou [oː]/P_

東一開 uk uwk u [u] uk [ʊk] oku [oku] oku [oku]
冬一開 uok owk u [u] uk [ʊk] oku [oku] oku [oku]
東三開 i̯uk juwk mostly u [u]

and ü [y] /K_
but:
ou [ou] (軸粥熟肉)
iu [jou] (宿六)
uo [uo] (縮)

uk [ʊk] iku [iku] /K_,TR_,ny_

uku [uku] /S_,SY_,P_
oku [oku] /l_,m_

iku [iku] /K_,TR_,ny_,l_

yuku [juku] /S_,SY_
uku [uku] /P_
oku [oku] /m_

鍾三開 i̯wok jowk mostly u [u]

and ü [y] /K_
but:
ü [y] (續綠)

uk [ʊk]

juk [jʊk] /ŋ_

oku [oku]

yoku [yoku] /y_

yoku [joku]

江攝 Jiang She

Rime Middle Chinese Mandarin
Beijing
Yue
Canton
Minnan
Taiwan
Hakka
Moiyen
Wu
Suzhou
Japanese Korean
Karlgren Baxter Go-On Kan-On
江二開 ång æwng iang [jɑŋ] / K_

but: ang [ɑŋ] (扛缸港)
uang [wɑŋ] /TSR_
ang [ɑŋ] /P_

ong [ɔːŋ] /K_,P_

oeng [œːŋ] /TSR_

ou [oː] au [oː]
江二開 åk æwk LIT

üe [yɛ] / K_ (not ʔ_)
but e [ɤ] (殼)
(u)o [uo] / else
but u [u] (朴)
COL
iao [jau] / K_ (角殼)
ao [au] (剝雹)

ok [ɔːk] /K_,P_

ak [ɐk] /ʔ_
for /TR_:
oek [œːk] (涿啄琢卓桌)
or ok [ɔːk] (擢濯)
or uk [ʊk] (濁鐲)
for /SR_:
ok [ɔːk] (朔欶)
or uk [ʊk] (捉)

oku [oku] /P_

aku [aku]

aku [aku]

止攝 Zhi She

Rime Middle Chinese Mandarin
Beijing
Yue
Canton
Minnan
Taiwan
Hakka
Moiyen
Wu
Suzhou
Japanese Korean
Karlgren Baxter Go-On Kan-On
支三開 ie̯ j(i)e i [ɿ,ʅ] /S,TSRY_

but i [i] (徙璽)
er [ɑɚ] /ny_
i [i] else
but ei [ei] (碑卑被)

i [i] /S,TSRY_

but aai [aːi] (徙璽)
i [i] /ŋ,ʔ,hj,y_
but ai [ɐi] (蟻)
ei [ei] /K,l,P_

i [i] i [i]
脂三開 i (j)ij i [ɿ,ʅ] /S,TSRY_

er [ɑɚ] /ny_
i [i] else
but ei [ei]
(悲美備眉湄媚魅)

i [i] /S,TSRY_

but ei [ei] (死四)
i [i] /ŋ,ʔ,hj,y_
ei [ei] /K,nr,l,d,P_

i [i] i [i]
之三開 i i i [ɿ,ʅ] /S,TSRY_

but e [ɤ] (廁)
er [ɑɚ] /ny_
i [i] else

i [i] /S,TSRY_

i [i] /ŋ,ʔ,hj,y_
ei [ei] /K,nr,l,P_
but eoi [ɵy] (裏)

mostly o [o] /K_

but i [i] /ʔ,hj,y_
i [i] /else

i [i]
微三開 e̯i jɨj i [i]

(none /S,TSRY_)

i [i] /ŋ,ʔ,hj,y_

ei [ei] /K_
(none /S,TSRY,P_)

e [e] i [i]
支三合 wie̯ jw(i)e uai [uai] /SR_

ei [ei] /l_
ui [uei] /else
(no /P_)

wai [wɐi] /K_

ai [ɐi] /ŋ_
eoi [ɵy] /else
(no /P_)

wi [i] /K_

ui [ui] /else

wi [i] /K_

ui [ui] /else

脂三合 wi (j)wij uai [uai] /SR_

ei [ei] /l_
ui [uei] /else
but i [i] (遺季悸)
(no /P_)

wai [wɐi] /K_

(no /ŋ_)
eoi [ɵy] /else
(no /P_)

wi [i] /K_

yui [jui] /y_
ui [ui] /else

wi [i] /K_ incl. y_

ui [ui] /else

微三合 we̯i jwɨj ui [uei]

ei [ei] /P_
(no SR_, l_)

wai [wɐi] /K_

ai [ɐi] /ŋ_
wei [wei] /m_
ei [ei] /P_
but ai [ɐi] (沸費)

i [i] /P_

wi [i] /ʔ,hj_
we [e] /K_

i [i] /P_

wi [i] /K_

遇攝 Yu She

Rime Middle Chinese Mandarin
Beijing
Yue
Canton
Minnan
Taiwan
Hakka
Moiyen
Wu
Suzhou
Japanese Korean
Karlgren Baxter Go-On Kan-On
魚三開 i̯wo jo u [u] /TSRY_

ü [y] /else
but u [u] (廬蘆)
and uo [uo] (所)

yu [y] /ŋ,ʔ,y_

yu [y] /TR,SY,ny_
but eoi [ɵy] (除)
o [ɔ] /SR_
eoi [ɵy] /K,S,nr,l_

o [o] /K,ʔ,l,S_

yo [jo] /y,TRSY,nr,ny_

o [o] /SR_

yo [jo] /else

虞三合 i̯u ju u [u] /TSRY,P_

ü [y] /else

yu [y] /ŋ,ʔ,hj,y_

yu [y] /TR,SY,ny_
ou [ou] /m_
u [u] /P_
o [ɔ] /SR_
but ou [ou] (數)
eoi [ɵy] /K,S,l_

u [u] /P,l,S,SY,hj,K,ʔ_

yu [ju] /SR,dzy,ny,y_
yuu [juː] /TR_

u [u] /P,l,SR,hj,K,ʔ_

yu [ju] /S,SY,ny,y_
yuu [juː] /TR_

模一開 uo u u [u]

but (u)o [uo] (措模)
ou [ou] (都)

ou [u] /P,T,S,l_

ng [ŋ̩] /ŋ_
u [u] /K_

u [u] or o [o] o [o]

wo [o] /ʔ_

蟹攝 Xie She

Rime Middle Chinese Mandarin
Beijing
Yue
Canton
Minnan
Taiwan
Hakka
Moiyen
Wu
Suzhou
Japanese Korean
Karlgren Baxter Go-On Kan-On
齊四開 iei ej i [i] ai [ɐi] e [e] /K_

ai [ai] /else

ei [eː]
祭三開 i̯äi- j(i)ejH i [ʅ] /TSRY_

i [i] /else

jai [jɐi] /y_

ai /else

ei [eː] /y_

ai [ai] /S,TR_
e [e] /else

ei [eː]
泰一開 âi- ajH
佳二開 ai ɛɨ
皆二開 ăi ɛj
夬二開 ai- æjH
咍一開 âi oj
廢三開 i̯ɒi- jojH


Rime Middle Chinese Mandarin
Beijing
Yue
Canton
Minnan
Taiwan
Hakka
Moiyen
Wu
Suzhou
Japanese Korean
Karlgren Baxter Go-On Kan-On
齊四合 iwei wej
祭三合 i̯wäi- jw(i)ejH
泰一合 wâi- wajH
佳二合 wai wɛɨ
皆二合 wăi wɛj
夬二合 wai- wæjH
灰一合 uâi woj
廢三合 i̯wɒi- jwojH

臻攝 Zhen She

山攝 Shan She

效攝 Xiao She

果攝 Guo She

假攝 Jia She

宕攝 Dang She

梗攝 Geng She

曾攝 Ceng She

流攝 Liu She

深攝 Shen She

咸攝 Xian She

Tones

  • P = MC unvoiced obstruent onset
  • M = MC sonorant onset
  • B = MC voiced obstruent onset
Tone Middle Chinese Mandarin
Beijing
Yue
Canton
Minnan
Taiwan
Hakka
Moiyen
Wu
Suzhou
Japanese (?) Korean
Karlgren Baxter Go-On Kan-On

Ping
P 55 55 55 44 44
M 35 21 24 11 24
B

Shang
P : X 214 35 51 31 52
M 23 31
B 51 23 or 22 33 52

Qu
P - H 33 11 412
M 22 33 31
B

Ru
P

(-p,t,k)


(-p,t,k)

Random 55 (short)

33 (long)

32 21 4
M 51 22 5 4 23
B 35

Resources

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Footnotes

  1. [[Wikipedia:Bernhard Karlgren|]], also known as 高本漢.
  2. William Baxter.
  3. Values suggested by Pan Wuyun (潘悟雲).