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Chinese
| night | to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (夜行) |
夜 | 行 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yèxíng
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yèsíng
- Wade–Giles: yeh4-hsing2
- Yale: yè-syíng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yehshyng
- Palladius: есин (jesin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛ⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: je6 hang4
- Yale: yeh hàhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: je6 hang4
- Guangdong Romanization: yé6 heng4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛː²² hɐŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
Verb
夜行
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 夜 | 行 |
| や Grade: 2 |
こう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- travelling by night
- clipping of 夜行列車 (yakō ressha)
Derived terms
Verb
夜行する • (yakō suru) suru (stem 夜行し (yakō shi), past 夜行した (yakō shita))
Conjugation
Conjugation of "夜行する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 夜行し | やこうし | yakō shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 夜行し | やこうし | yakō shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 夜行する | やこうする | yakō suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 夜行する | やこうする | yakō suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 夜行すれ | やこうすれ | yakō sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 夜行せよ¹ 夜行しろ² |
やこうせよ¹ やこうしろ² |
yakō seyo¹ yakō shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 夜行される | やこうされる | yakō sareru | |
| Causative | 夜行させる 夜行さす |
やこうさせる やこうさす |
yakō saseru yakō sasu | |
| Potential | 夜行できる | やこうできる | yakō dekiru | |
| Volitional | 夜行しよう | やこうしよう | yakō shiyō | |
| Negative | 夜行しない | やこうしない | yakō shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 夜行せず | やこうせず | yakō sezu | |
| Formal | 夜行します | やこうします | yakō shimasu | |
| Perfective | 夜行した | やこうした | yakō shita | |
| Conjunctive | 夜行して | やこうして | yakō shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 夜行すれば | やこうすれば | yakō sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 夜 | 行 |
| や Grade: 2 |
ぎょう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- clipping of 百鬼夜行 (hyakki yagyō)
References
- ^ Hirayama, Teruo, editor (1960), 全国アクセント辞典 (Zenkoku Akusento Jiten, “Nationwide Accent Dictionary”) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Tōkyōdō, →ISBN