容易
Chinese
to hold; to contain; to allow to hold; to contain; to allow; appearance; look; countenance |
change; easy; simple | ||
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simp. and trad. (容易) |
容 | 易 |
Etymology
Rebracketing of *何容易 (OC *ɡaːl loŋ leɡ, “how can one + change”) with influence from 易 (OC *leːɡs, “easy”).
- 漢人以何容二字引易字,容易非連綴文,自杜詩與奮偶,又楊倞注荀子云,忽然、言容易也,後人遂轉相傳飛,言易者、矢口必兼言容。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: s:zh:通俗編/12
- Hàn rén yǐ héróng èr zì yǐn yì zì, róngyì fēi liánzhuì wén, zì Dù shī yǔ fèn ǒu, yòu Yáng Jìng zhù Xúnzǐ yún, hūrán, yán róngyì yě, hòurén suì zhuǎnxiàng chuánfēi, yán yì zhě, shǐkǒu bì jiān yán róng. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
汉人以何容二字引易字,容易非连缀文,自杜诗与奋偶,又杨倞注荀子云,忽然、言容易也,后人遂转相传飞,言易者、矢口必兼言容。 [MSC, simp.]
Pronunciation
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Adjective
(deprecated template usage) 容易
- easy; simple
- likely; liable
- (colloquial, in rhetorical questions and negative sentences) having an easy life
- (literary) rash; hasty; careless; flippant
- (literary) impudent; wanton; unbridled
- (literary) negligent; careless
Synonyms
- (easy):
Dialectal synonyms of 容易 (“easy”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words |
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Classical Chinese | 易2 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 容易 | |
Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 容易 |
Taiwan | 容易 | |
Singapore | 容易 | |
Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 容易 |
Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 容易 |
Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 容易, 撇脫 |
Wuhan | 容易, 撇脫, 撩撇 | |
Guilin | 容易 | |
Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 容易, 便當 |
Hefei | 容易 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 容易, 易2 |
Hong Kong | 容易, 易2 | |
Yangjiang | 易容 | |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 線能 | |
Singapore (Guangfu) | 易2 | |
Gan | Nanchang | 容易 |
Hakka | Meixian | 容易 |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 容易, 該 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 容易 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 容易, 該 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 容易, 該 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 容易, 該 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 快 | |
Jin | Taiyuan | 容易 |
Northern Min | Jian'ou | 容易 |
Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 容易, 易3 |
Southern Min | Xiamen | 易3, 快便 |
Quanzhou | 易3 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 易3 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 易3 | |
Chaozhou | 易3 | |
Singapore (Teochew) | 易3 | |
Wu | Suzhou | 便當 |
Wenzhou | 便當, 便, 容易 | |
Xiang | Changsha | 易得 |
Shuangfeng | 易得, 容易 |
- (rash):
- (impudent): 放肆 (fàngsì)
- (negligent):
Antonyms
Derived terms
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Descendants
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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容 | 易 |
よう Grade: 5 |
い Grade: 5 |
on'yomi |
Adjectival noun
容易 • (yōi) -na (adnominal 容易な (yōi na), adverbial 容易に (yōi ni))
Inflection
Inflection of 容易
Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | 容易だろ | よういだろ | yōi daro |
Continuative (連用形) | 容易で | よういで | yōi de |
Terminal (終止形) | 容易だ | よういだ | yōi da |
Attributive (連体形) | 容易な | よういな | yōi na |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | 容易なら | よういなら | yōi nara |
Imperative (命令形) | 容易であれ | よういであれ | yōi de are |
Key constructions | |||
Informal negative | 容易ではない 容易じゃない |
よういではない よういじゃない |
yōi de wa nai yōi ja nai |
Informal past | 容易だった | よういだった | yōi datta |
Informal negative past | 容易ではなかった 容易じゃなかった |
よういではなかった よういじゃなかった |
yōi de wa nakatta yōi ja nakatta |
Formal | 容易です | よういです | yōi desu |
Formal negative | 容易ではありません 容易じゃありません |
よういではありません よういじゃありません |
yōi de wa arimasen yōi ja arimasen |
Formal past | 容易でした | よういでした | yōi deshita |
Formal negative past | 容易ではありませんでした 容易じゃありませんでした |
よういではありませんでした よういじゃありませんでした |
yōi de wa arimasen deshita yōi ja arimasen deshita |
Conjunctive | 容易で | よういで | yōi de |
Conditional | 容易なら(ば) | よういなら(ば) | yōi nara (ba) |
Provisional | 容易だったら | よういだったら | yōi dattara |
Volitional | 容易だろう | よういだろう | yōi darō |
Adverbial | 容易に | よういに | yōi ni |
Degree | 容易さ | よういさ | yōisa |
Noun
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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容 | 易 |
Noun
- hanja form? of 용이 (“easiness; simplicity”)
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