演義

See also: 演义

Chinese

		to develop; to evolve; to practise to develop; to evolve; to practise; to perform; to play; to act	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (演義)		演	義
simp. (演义)		演	义

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎnyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin² ji⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yên-ngi / yân-ngi
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ián-gī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnyì
    • Wade–Giles: yen³-i⁴
    • Yale: yǎn-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanyih
    • Palladius: яньи (janʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin² ji⁶
    • Yale: yín yih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin² ji⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin² yi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn³⁵ jiː²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yên-ngi
    • Hakka Romanization System: ien´ ngi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yan¹ ngi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yân-ngi
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)ian´ ngi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yan¹ ngi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋi⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ián-gī
    • Tâi-lô: ián-gī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iefn'gi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡi³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡi³³/

Noun

演義

1. historical dramatisation (in the form of a novel, play, TV show, etc.)

Derived terms

• 三國演義／三国演义 (Sānguó Yǎnyì)
• 封神演義／封神演义 (Fēngshén Yǎnyì)

 

Verb

演義

1. (literary) to explain in detail

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎnyi

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄧ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnyi
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ˙ㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnyi̊
    • Wade–Giles: yen³-i⁵
    • Yale: yǎn-yi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yean.i
    • Palladius: яньи (janʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴ i⁴/

Adjective

演義

1. over-the-top; hyperbolic; exaggerated

Japanese

Kanji in this term
演	義
えん Grade: 5	ぎ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) え​んぎ [éꜜǹgì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ŋʲɡʲi]

Noun

演(えん)義(ぎ) • (engi) ^{←えんぎ (engi)?}

1. popularization or adaptation of a story for the wider public

Korean

Hanja in this term
演	義

Noun

演義 • (yeonui) (hangeul 연의)

1. Hanja form^? of 연의.

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
演	義

Noun

演義

1. chữ Hán form of diễn nghĩa (“romance (as in Tam quốc diễn nghĩa - The Romance of the Three Kingdoms)”).