陰功

See also: 阴功

Chinese

		(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady	merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
trad. (陰功)		陰	功
simp. (阴功)		阴	功

Etymology

The adjective senses in Cantonese come from a shortening of 冇陰功／冇阴功, literally “to have no hidden merits”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīngōng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jam¹ gung¹
Min Nan (POJ): im-kong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīngōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yingong
  - Wade–Giles: yin¹-kung¹
  - Yale: yīn-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingong
  - Palladius: иньгун (inʹgun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    陰公／阴公
    陰功／阴功
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jam¹ gung¹
  - Yale: yām gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jam¹ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yem¹ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐm⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    陰公／阴公
    陰功／阴功
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: im-kong
  - Tâi-lô: im-kong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: imkofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /im⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /im³³ kɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /im⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /im⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /im⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

陰功

good deed done in secret; hidden merit

Synonyms

陰德／阴德 (yīndé)

陰騭／阴骘 (yīnzhì)

Adjective

陰功

(Cantonese) cruel; evil
alt. forms: 陰公／阴公
(Cantonese) pitiful; woeful
alt. forms: 陰公／阴公

Synonyms

(cruel):

Synonyms of 陰功

陰功／阴功* (Cantonese)
忍 (rěn) (literary)
暴力 (bàolì)
暴戾 (bàolì) (literary)
暴虐 (bàonüè)
暴躁 (bàozào)
毒辣 (dúlà)
狠心 (hěnxīn)
狠毒 (hěndú)
辣 (là)
酷烈 (kùliè)
黑心 (hēixīn)
凶暴 (xiōngbào)
兇惡／凶恶 (xiōng'è)
兇殘／凶残 (xiōngcán)
兇狠／凶狠 (xiōnghěn)
兇猛／凶猛 (xiōngměng)

兇險／凶险 (xiōngxiǎn)
厲害／厉害 (lìhài)
嚴酷／严酷 (yánkù)
強暴／强暴 (qiángbào)
惡劣／恶劣 (èliè)
惡勢／恶势 (Min Nan)
惡毒／恶毒 (èdú)
慘／惨 (cǎn) (literary, or in compounds)
殘／残 (cán) (literary,or in compounds)
殘忍／残忍 (cánrěn)
殘暴／残暴 (cánbào)
殘酷／残酷 (cánkù)
烏心／乌心 (Min Nan)
猙獰／狰狞 (zhēngníng)
粗殘／粗残 (Min Nan)
野蠻／野蛮 (yěmán)
險惡／险恶 (xiǎn'è)

(pitiful): 可憐／可怜 (kělián); (Cantonese) 冇陰功／冇阴功

Derived terms

老婆擔遮——陰功／老婆担遮——阴功

陰功鬼／阴功鬼

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