容易

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Chinese

to hold; to contain; to allow
to hold; to contain; to allow; appearance; look; countenance
 
change; easy; simple
simp. and trad.
(容易)

Etymology

Rebracketing of *何容 (OC *ɡaːl loŋ leɡ, “how can one + change”) with influence from (OC *leːɡs, “easy”).

何容容易連綴荀子忽然容易後人轉相傳飛矢口 [MSC, trad.]
何容容易连缀荀子忽然容易后人转相传飞矢口 [MSC, simp.]
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]
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Pronunciation

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Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 容易

  1. easy; simple
    容易使用  ―  róngyì shǐyòng  ―  to be easy to use
    戒煙想象容易 [MSC, trad.]
    戒烟想象容易 [MSC, simp.]
    Jièyān bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng zhōng róngyì duō le. [Pinyin]
    Quitting smoking was easier than I imagined.
  2. likely; liable
    容易發生容易发生  ―  róngyì fāshēng  ―  to be likely to occur
  3. (colloquial, in rhetorical questions and negative sentences) having an easy life
    容易容易  ―  róngyì ma wǒ?  ―  How on earth do you think my life is easy?
  4. (literary) rash; hasty; careless; flippant
  5. (literary) impudent; wanton; unbridled
  6. (literary) negligent; careless

Synonyms

  • (easy):
  • (rash):
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  • (impudent): 放肆 (fàngsì)
  • (negligent):
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Antonyms

Derived terms

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (容易):
  • Japanese: 容易(ようい) (yōi)
  • Korean: 용이(容易) (yong'i)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
よう
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Grade: 5
on'yomi

Adjectival noun

(よう)() (yōi-na (adnominal (よう)() (yōi na), adverbial (よう)() (yōi ni))

  1. easy, simple

Inflection

Noun

(よう)() (yōi

  1. ease, simplicity

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

容易 (yong'i) (hangeul 용이)

  1. hanja form? of 용이 (easiness; simplicity)