文字獄

See also: 文字狱

Chinese

		written symbols; writing; script written symbols; writing; script; text; characters	prison
trad. (文字獄)		文字	獄
simp. (文字狱)		文字	狱
Literally: “word jail”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wénzìyù

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁴ zi⁶ juk⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wénzìyù
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˊ ㄗˋ ㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wúnzìhyù
  - Wade–Giles: wên²-tzŭ⁴-yü⁴
  - Yale: wén-dz̀-yù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wentzyhyuh
  - Palladius: вэньцзыюй (vɛnʹczyjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: man⁴ zi⁶ juk⁶
  - Yale: màhn jih yuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: man⁴ dzi⁶ juk⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: men⁴ ji⁶ yug⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn²¹ t͡siː²² jʊk̚²/

Noun

文字獄

(historical) literary inquisition
(by extension) any other similar persecution against intellectuals based on their works

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