形而上

Chinese

		to appear; to look; form to appear; to look; form; shape	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
simp. and trad. (形而上)		形	而	上

Etymology

From I Ching. “Metaphysical” sense introduced by Inoue Tetsujirō; see 形而上學.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíng'érshàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄦˊ ㄕㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ ji⁴ soeng⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíng'érshàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄦˊ ㄕㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síng-érshàng
    • Wade–Giles: hsing²-êrh²-shang⁴
    • Yale: syíng-ér-shàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngerlshanq
    • Palladius: синъэршан (sinʺeršan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jing⁴ ji⁴ soeng⁶
    • Yale: yìhng yìh seuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ ji⁴ soeng⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ying⁴ yi⁴ sêng⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ jiː²¹ sœːŋ²²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 形而上

1. (philosophy) abstract or intangible things

Synonyms

• 形上 (xíngshàng)

Antonyms

• 形而下 (xíng'érxià)