莫邪
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Chinese[edit]
do not; there is none who | daemonical; iniquitous; nefarious | ||
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trad. (莫邪) | 莫 | 邪 | |
simp. #(莫邪) | 莫 | 邪 | |
alternative forms |
Etymology[edit]
Resemblance to Proto-Germanic *mēkijaz (“sword”) has been noted by some.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ ㄧㄝˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Mòyé
- Wade–Giles: Mo4-yeh2
- Yale: Mwò-yé
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mohye
- Palladius: Мое (Moje)
- Sinological IPA (key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹ jɛ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mok6 je4
- Yale: mohk yèh
- Cantonese Pinyin: mok9 je4
- Guangdong Romanization: mog6 yé4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɔːk̚² jɛː²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: mak yae
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*mˤak [ɢ](r)A/
- (Zhengzhang): /*maːɡ laː/
Proper noun[edit]
莫邪
- Mo Ye, wife of Gan Jiang (干將 (Gānjiāng)), a female swordsmith who lived during the Spring and Autumn period in Chinese history.
- (historical) Mo Ye, one of a pair of legendary swords made by this swordsmith couple.
Noun[edit]
莫邪
- (literary, figurative) any sharp sword