睚眥

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (睚眥)		睚	眥
simp. (睚眦)		睚	眦
alternative forms		睚眦 厓眥／厓眦

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yázì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄚˊ ㄗˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngaai⁴ zaai⁶ / ngaai⁶ zaai⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): gâi-chû

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngai⁵ ci³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yázì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄚˊ ㄗˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yázìh
    • Wade–Giles: ya²-tzŭ⁴
    • Yale: yá-dz̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yatzyh
    • Palladius: яцзы (jaczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jä³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngaai⁴ zaai⁶ / ngaai⁶ zaai⁶
    • Yale: ngàaih jaaih / ngaaih jaaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngaai⁴ dzaai⁶ / ngaai⁶ dzaai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngai⁴ zai⁶ / ngai⁶ zai⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋaːi̯²¹ t͡saːi̯²²/, /ŋaːi̯²² t͡saːi̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gâi-chû
    • Tâi-lô: gâi-tsû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gaizuu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡai²⁴⁻²² t͡su²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngai⁵ ci³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngâi tshì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: ngeaH dzjeH

Rime
Character	睚	眥
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	佳 (31)	支 (11)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	五懈切	疾智切
Baxter	ngeaH	dzjeH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠɛH/	/d͡ziᴇH/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚæH/	/d͡ziɛH/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋæiH/	/d͡zjɛH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋaɨjH/	/d͡ziə̆H/
Li Rong	/ŋɛH/	/d͡zieH/
Wang Li	/ŋaiH/	/d͡zǐeH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋaiH/	/d͡zʱie̯H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yà	zì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngaai6	zi6

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋreːs  zes/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	睚	眥
Reading #	1/1	2/2
No.	4540	1738
Phonetic component	圭	此
Rime group	支	支
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	睚	漬
Old Chinese	/*ŋreːs/	/*zes/

Adjective

睚眥

1. (literary) staring in anger
2. (literary) vengeful; revengeful

Derived terms

• 睚眥之嫌 / 睚眦之嫌
• 睚眥之忿 / 睚眦之忿
• 睚眥之怨 / 睚眦之怨
• 睚眥之怒 / 睚眦之怒
• 睚眥之私 / 睚眦之私
• 睚眥之隙 / 睚眦之隙
• 睚眥必報 / 睚眦必报 (yázìbìbào)
• 睚眥觸死 / 睚眦触死

 

Noun

睚眥

1. (literary, figurative) small grievance
2. (Chinese mythology) mythological creature who is said to be bloodthirsty, often found decorating sword handles, one of the "nine sons of the dragon"

Coordinate terms

• ("sons of the dragon", creatures found in decorations): 贔屭 / 赑屃 (bìxì), 霸下 (bàxià), 𧈢𧏡 (bàxià), 螭虎 (chīhǔ), 饕餮 (tāotiè), 蜥蜴 (xīyì), 睚眥 / 睚眦 (yázì), 鴟吻 / 鸱吻 (chīwěn), 虭蛥 (diāoshé), 嘲風 / 嘲风 (cháofēng), 狻猊 (suānní), 狴犴 (bì'àn), 椒圖 / 椒图 (jiāotú), 金吾 (jīnwú), 囚牛 (qiúniú)