容易

Rebracketing of 何容易 (OC *ɡaːl loŋ leɡ, “how can one + change”) with influence from 易 (OC *leːɡs, “easy”).

漢人以何容二字引易字，容易非連綴文，自杜詩與奮偶，又楊倞注荀子云，忽然、言容易也，後人遂轉相傳飛，言易者、矢口必兼言容。 [MSC, trad.]

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汉人以何容二字引易字，容易非连缀文，自杜诗与奋偶，又杨倞注荀子云，忽然、言容易也，后人遂转相传飞，言易者、矢口必兼言容。 [MSC, simp.]

From: s:zh:通俗編/12

Hàn rén yǐ héróng èr zì yǐn yì zì, róngyì fēi liánzhuì wén, zì Dù shī yǔ fèn ǒu, yòu Yáng Jìng zhù Xúnzǐ yún, hūrán, yán róngyì yě, hòurén suì zhuǎnxiàng chuánfēi, yán yì zhě, shǐkǒu bì jiān yán róng.

The Han people used the characters '容' and '易' to refer to the character '易'. '容易' is not a compound word. Since Du Fu's poetry and the casual mention by Yang Jing in his commentary on Xunzi, stating 'suddenly' or 'speaking of ease', later generations have continuously passed this down. Those who speak of '易' invariably also mention '容'.

容易

1. easy; simple

   容易使用  ―  róngyì shǐyòng  ―  to be easy to use

   戒煙比我想象中容易多了。 [MSC, trad.]
   戒烟比我想象中容易多了。 [MSC, simp.]

   Jièyān bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng zhōng róngyì duō le.

   Quitting smoking was easier than I imagined.

2. likely; liable; prone

   容易發生／容易发生  ―  róngyì fāshēng  ―  to be likely to occur

   容易鬧洪水／容易闹洪水  ―  róngyì nào hóngshuǐ  ―  to be prone to flooding

   傷口容易感染。／伤口容易感染。  ―  Shāngkǒu róngyì gǎnrǎn.  ―  The wound can easily become infected.

3. (colloquial, in rhetorical questions and negative sentences) having an easy life

   我容易嗎我？／我容易吗我？  ―  Wǒ róngyì ma wǒ?  ―  How on earth do you think my life is easy?

4. (literary) rash; hasty; careless; flippant
5. (literary) impudent; wanton; unbridled
6. (literary) negligent; careless

• (easy):

• (likely): 可能 (kěnéng)
• (rash):

• (impudent): 放肆 (fàngsì)
• (negligent):

• (antonym(s) of “easy”): 困難／困难 (kùnnan), 難／难 (nán)

• (Tokyo) よーい (Heiban – )
• IPA^(key):

容(よう)易(い) • (yōi) -na (adnominal 容(よう)易(い)な (yōi na), adverbial 容(よう)易(い)に (yōi ni))

1. easy, simple

容(よう)易(い) • (yōi) 

1. ease, simplicity

容易 • (yong'i) (hangeul 용이)

1. hanja form^? of 용이 (“easiness; simplicity”)