壯志

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Chinese

		to strengthen; strong; robust	the will
trad. (壯志)		壯	志
simp. (壮志)		壮	志

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhuàngzhì

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄓˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zong³ zi³
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chòng-chì

(Teochew, Peng'im): zang³ zi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhuàngzhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄓˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhuàngjhìh
  - Wade–Giles: chuang⁴-chih⁴
  - Yale: jwàng-jr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanqjyh
  - Palladius: чжуанчжи (čžuančži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zong³ zi³
  - Yale: jong ji
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzong³ dzi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zong³ ji³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːŋ³³ t͡siː³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòng-chì
  - Tâi-lô: tsòng-tsì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zorngcix
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡si⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: zang³ zi³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsàng tsì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si²¹³/

Middle Chinese: tsrjangH tsyiH

Rime
Character	壯	志
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	莊 (18)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	側亮切	職吏切
Baxter	tsrjangH	tsyiH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ʃɨɐŋ^H/	/t͡ɕɨ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈ͡ʂiɐŋ^H/	/t͡ɕɨ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ʃiɑŋ^H/	/t͡ɕie^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈ͡ʂɨaŋ^H/	/cɨ^H/
Li Rong	/t͡ʃiaŋ^H/	/t͡ɕiə^H/
Wang Li	/t͡ʃĭaŋ^H/	/t͡ɕĭə^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʈ͡ʂi̯aŋ^H/	/t͡ɕi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhuàng	zhì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zong³	zi³

Noun

壯志

great ambitions; lofty aspirations; great ideals

Synonyms

夢寐／梦寐 (mèngmèi) (literary)
夢想／梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
心志 (xīnzhì)
心骨 (xīngǔ) (literary)
志事 (zhìshì) (literary)
志向 (zhìxiàng)
志氣／志气 (zhìqì)
懷抱／怀抱 (huáibào) (literary)
抱負／抱负 (bàofù)
權欲／权欲 (quányù) (derogatory, lust for power)
理想 (lǐxiǎng)
職志／职志 (zhízhì)
野心 (yěxīn) (wild ambition)
雄心 (xióngxīn) (great ambitions)

Derived terms

凌雲壯志／凌云壮志
壯志凌雲／壮志凌云 (zhuàngzhìlíngyún)
壯志未酬／壮志未酬 (zhuàngzhìwèichóu)
豪情壯志／豪情壮志
雄心壯志／雄心壮志 (xióngxīnzhuàngzhì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (壯志):

→ Vietnamese: tráng chí (壯志)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
壯	志

Noun

壯志

chữ Hán form of tráng chí (“great ambitions; lofty aspirations”).

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