壯志

See also: 壮志

Chinese

		to strengthen; strong; robust	the will
trad. (壯志)		壯	志
simp. (壮志)		壮	志

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhuàngzhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄓˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zong³ zi³
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chòng-chì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zang³ zi³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhuàngzhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhuàngjhìh
    • Wade–Giles: chuang⁴-chih⁴
    • Yale: jwàng-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juanqjyh
    • Palladius: чжуанчжи (čžuančži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zong³ zi³
    • Yale: jong ji
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzong³ dzi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: zong³ ji³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːŋ³³ t͡siː³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chòng-chì
    • Tâi-lô: tsòng-tsì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zorngcix
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡si²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡si⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zang³ zi³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsàng tsì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si²¹³/

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• Middle Chinese: tsrjangH tsyiH

Rime
Character	壯	志
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	莊 (18)	章 (23)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	側亮切	職吏切
Baxter	tsrjangH	tsyiH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ʃɨɐŋH/	/t͡ɕɨH/
Pan Wuyun	/ʈ͡ʂiɐŋH/	/t͡ɕɨH/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ʃiɑŋH/	/t͡ɕieH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ʈ͡ʂɨaŋH/	/cɨH/
Li Rong	/t͡ʃiaŋH/	/t͡ɕiəH/
Wang Li	/t͡ʃĭaŋH/	/t͡ɕĭəH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ʈ͡ʂi̯aŋH/	/t͡ɕiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhuàng	zhì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zong3	zi3

Noun

壯志

1. great ambitions; lofty aspirations; great ideals

Synonyms

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• 夢寐／梦寐 (mèngmèi) (literary)
• 夢想／梦想 (mèngxiǎng)
• 心志 (xīnzhì)
• 心骨 (xīngǔ) (literary)
• 志事 (zhìshì) (literary)
• 志向 (zhìxiàng)
• 志氣／志气 (zhìqì)
• 懷抱／怀抱 (huáibào) (literary)
• 抱負／抱负 (bàofù)
• 權欲／权欲 (quányù) (derogatory, lust for power)
• 理想 (lǐxiǎng)
• 職志／职志 (zhízhì)
• 野心 (yěxīn) (wild ambition)
• 雄心 (xióngxīn) (great ambitions)

 

Derived terms

• 凌雲壯志／凌云壮志
• 壯志凌雲／壮志凌云 (zhuàngzhìlíngyún)
• 壯志未酬／壮志未酬 (zhuàngzhìwèichóu)
• 豪情壯志／豪情壮志
• 雄心壯志／雄心壮志 (xióngxīnzhuàngzhì)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (壯志):

• → Vietnamese: tráng chí (壯志)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
壯	志

Noun

壯志

1. chữ Hán form of tráng chí (“great ambitions; lofty aspirations”).