尊王攘夷

Chinese

		to revere the emperor; reverence for the emperor	to repel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners
trad. (尊王攘夷)		尊王	攘夷
simp. #(尊王攘夷)		尊王	攘夷

Etymology

This phrase first appears in Chinese literature beginning in the Warring States period, some time between 475 BC and 221 BC.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zūnwángrǎngyí, zūnwángrángyí

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄣ ㄨㄤˊ ㄖㄤˇ ㄧˊ, ㄗㄨㄣ ㄨㄤˊ ㄖㄤˊ ㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun¹ wong⁴ joeng⁴ ji⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zūnwángrǎngyí
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄣ ㄨㄤˊ ㄖㄤˇ ㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zunwángrǎngyí
    • Wade–Giles: tsun¹-wang²-jang³-i²
    • Yale: dzwūn-wáng-rǎng-yí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuenwangraangyi
    • Palladius: цзуньванжанъи (czunʹvanžanʺi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ ʐɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zūnwángrángyí
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄣ ㄨㄤˊ ㄖㄤˊ ㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zunwángrángyí
    • Wade–Giles: tsun¹-wang²-jang²-i²
    • Yale: dzwūn-wáng-ráng-yí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuenwangrangyi
    • Palladius: цзуньванжанъи (czunʹvanžanʺi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ ʐɑŋ³⁵ i³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zyun¹ wong⁴ joeng⁴ ji⁴
    • Yale: jyūn wòhng yèuhng yìh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn¹ wong⁴ joeng⁴ ji⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jun¹ wong⁴ yêng⁴ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ jiː²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: tswon hjwang nyang yij

Rime
Character	尊	王	攘	夷
Reading #	1/1	1/2	1/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	云 (35)	日 (38)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	魂 (55)	陽 (106)	陽 (105)	脂 (15)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III	III	III
Fanqie	祖昆切	雨方切	汝陽切	以脂切
Baxter	tswon	hjwang	nyang	yij
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡suən/	/ɦʉɐŋ/	/ȵɨɐŋ/	/jiɪ/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡suon/	/ɦʷiɐŋ/	/ȵiɐŋ/	/ji/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡suən/	/ɣiuɑŋ/	/ȵʑiɑŋ/	/jɪ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡swən/	/ɦuaŋ/	/ȵɨaŋ/	/ji/
Li Rong	/t͡suən/	/ɣiuaŋ/	/ȵiaŋ/	/i/
Wang Li	/t͡suən/	/ɣĭwaŋ/	/ȵʑĭaŋ/	/ji/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡suən/	/iwaŋ/	/ȵʑi̯aŋ/	/i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zūn	wáng	ráng	yí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zyun1	wong4	joeng4	ji4

Idiom

尊王攘夷

1. to revere the king and expel the barbarians

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (尊王攘夷):

• → Japanese: 尊(そん)王(のう)攘(じょう)夷(い) (sonnōjōi)
• → Korean: 존왕 양이(尊王攘夷) (jonwang yang'i)

See also

• 尊王 (zūnwáng)
• 尊皇
• 尊皇攘夷

Japanese

Kanji in this term
尊	王	攘	夷
そん Grade: 6	おう > のう Grade: 1	じょう Hyōgaiji	い Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
尊皇攘夷

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) そんのーじょ​ーい [sòńnóó jóꜜòì] (Nakadaka – [5])
• IPA^(key): [sõ̞nːo̞ː d͡ʑo̞ːi]

Phrase

尊(そん)王(のう)攘(じょう)夷(い) • (sonnō jōi) ^{←そんわうじやうい (son'wau zyaui)?}

1. revere the emperor, expel the barbarians

Usage notes

• The spelling of 尊皇攘夷 may be preferred because Japan has an emperor, not a king.

See also

• 尊王(そんのう) (sonnō)
• 尊皇(そんのう) (sonnō)