妖冶

Chinese

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

Pronunciation



Rime
Character 妖 冶
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 影 (34) 以 (36)
Final (韻) 宵 (92) 麻 (100)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Rising (X)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 於喬切 羊者切
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/
Bernard
Karlgren
/ʔi̯ɛu/ /i̯aX/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
yāo yě
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
jiu1 je5
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 妖 冶
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 14627 14811
Phonetic
component
夭 冶
Rime
group
宵 魚
Rime
subdivision
3 0
Corresponding
MC rime
妖 野
Old
Chinese
/*qrow/ /*laːʔ/

Adjective

妖冶

  1. seductive; bewitching; gorgeous and indecent

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (妖冶):
  • → Japanese: 妖(よう)冶(や) (yōya)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
妖 冶
よう
Grade: S
や
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 妖冶 (MC ʔˠiᴇu jiaX).

Pronunciation

Adjective

妖(よう)冶(や) • (yōya) ←えうや (euya)? -na (adnominal 妖(よう)冶(や)な (yōya na), adverbial 妖(よう)冶(や)に (yōya ni))

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

Inflection

References

  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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