妖冶

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Chinese

goblin; witch; devil
goblin; witch; devil; bewitching; enchanting; monster; phantom
 
smelt
trad. (妖冶)
simp. #(妖冶)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (34) (36)
Final () (92) (100)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () III III
Fanqie
Baxter 'jew yaeX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/ʔˠiᴇu/ /jiaX/
Pan
Wuyun
/ʔᵚiɛu/ /jiaX/
Shao
Rongfen
/ʔiæu/ /iaX/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/ʔiaw/ /jiaX/
Li
Rong
/ʔjɛu/ /iaX/
Wang
Li
/ĭɛu/ /jĭaX/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/ʔi̯ɛu/ /i̯aX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yāo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jiu1 je5
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 14627 14811
Phonetic
component
Rime
group
Rime
subdivision
3 0
Corresponding
MC rime
Old
Chinese
/*qrow/ /*laːʔ/

Adjective

妖冶

  1. seductive; bewitching; gorgeous and indecent

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (妖冶):
  • Japanese: (よう)() (yōya)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
よう
Grade: S

Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 妖冶 (MC 'jew yaeX).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(よう)() (yōyaえうや (euya)?-na (adnominal (よう)() (yōya na), adverbial (よう)() (yōya ni))

  1. seductive; bewitching; gorgeous and indecent
    Synonym: 妖艷 (yōen)

Inflection

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN