異形

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Chinese

		different; unusual; strange	to appear; to look; form to appear; to look; form; shape
trad. (異形)		異	形
simp. (异形)		异	形

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìxíng

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ jing⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìxíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìsíng
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-hsing²
  - Yale: yì-syíng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshyng
  - Palladius: исин (isin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ jing⁴
  - Yale: yih yìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ jing⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ ying⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² jɪŋ²¹/

Adjective

異形

of irregular shape

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
異	形
い Grade: 6	ぎょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いぎょー (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

異(い)形(ぎょう) • (igyō) ^{←いぎやう (igyau)^?}

having a strange or suspicious look; grotesque

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
異	形
い Grade: 6	けい Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative forms

異型

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いけー (Heiban – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

異(い)形(けい) • (ikei)

atypical appearance; heteromorphy

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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