噫

Translingual

Han character

噫 (Kangxi radical 30, 口+13, 16 strokes, cangjie input 口卜廿心 (RYTP), four-corner 6003₆, composition ⿰口意)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 210, character 8
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 4381
• Dae Jaweon: page 432, character 31
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 694, character 1
• Unihan data for U+566B

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		噫

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (意) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
噫	*qrɯːɡs, *qɯ
譩	*qɯ, *qɯʔ, *qɯl
醷	*qɯʔ, *qɯɡ
意	*qɯɡs
鷾	*qɯɡs
憶	*qɯɡ
億	*qɯɡ
臆	*qɯɡ
繶	*qɯɡ
澺	*qɯɡ
薏	*qɯɡ
檍	*qɯɡ
癔	*qɯɡ

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yī, yì (yi¹, yi⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧ, ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yī
    • Zhuyin: ㄧ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yi
    • Wade–Giles: i¹
    • Yale: yī
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: i
    • Palladius: и (i)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yì
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴
    • Yale: yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih
    • Palladius: и (i)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ji¹
    • Yale: yī
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: 'i, 'eajH

Rime
Character	噫	噫
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	影 (34)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	之 (19)	皆 (33)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	II
Fanqie	於其切	烏界切
Baxter	'i	'eajH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ʔɨ/	/ʔˠɛiH/
Pan Wuyun	/ʔɨ/	/ʔᵚæiH/
Shao Rongfen	/ʔie/	/ʔɐiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʔɨ/	/ʔəɨjH/
Li Rong	/ʔiə/	/ʔɛiH/
Wang Li	/ĭə/	/ɐiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʔi/	/ʔăiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yī	yè
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ji1	aai3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*qrɯːɡs/, /*qɯ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	噫	噫
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	15148	15149
Phonetic component	意	意
Rime group	代	之
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	噫	醫
Old Chinese	/*qrɯːɡs/	/*qɯ/

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 噫

1. to belch; to burp
2. alas (expressing regret or surprise)

Compounds

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji

噫

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. exclamation
2. burp, belch

Readings

• Go-on: い (i); え (e)
• Kan-on: あい (ai); い (i)
• Kun: ああ (ā, 噫); おくび (okubi, 噫)

Compounds

• 五噫(ごい) (goi)

Alternative forms

Kanji in this term
噫
ああ Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi

• あゝ, 嗚呼

Etymology

Compare English ah.

Interjection

噫(ああ) or 噫(アー) • (ā) 

1. ah, oh
   1. an expression of surprise
   2. word expressing affirmation
   3. word used to call attention
   4. word expressing a grunt or pain

Derived terms

• 噫(ああ)無情(むじょう) (Ā Mujō)

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Korean

Hanja

噫 • (hui, ae) (hangeul 희, 애)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 噫 (y)

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References

• Nom Foundation