故意

Chinese

		happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)
simp. and trad. (故意)		故	意

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gùyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ ji³

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ku-yi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): kò͘-ì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gu³ i³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gùyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gùyì
    • Wade–Giles: ku⁴-i⁴
    • Yale: gù-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhyih
    • Palladius: гуи (gui)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu³ ji³
    • Yale: gu yi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ ji³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu³ yi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ jiː³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ku-yi
    • Hakka Romanization System: gu i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gu⁴ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ku⁵⁵ i⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ku-yi
    • Hakka Romanization System: gu (r)i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gu⁴ yi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ku⁵⁵ (j)i⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-ì
    • Tâi-lô: kòo-ì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: korix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ i²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ i⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ i²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ i¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ i²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gu³ i³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kù ì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹³⁻⁵⁵ i²¹³/

Adjective

故意

1. intentional; deliberate; on purpose

Adverb

故意

1. intentionally; deliberately; purposely

   我不是故意要冒犯你的。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]

   Wǒ bùshì gùyì yào màofàn nǐ de. [Pinyin]

   I didn't mean to offend you.

Usage notes

• Usually used for malicious purposes. If something is done deliberately for good purposes, 特意 (tèyì) is used instead.

Synonyms

• 刁工 (Hokkien)
• 刁意故 (Hokkien)
• 刁故意 (Hokkien)
• 利邊／利边 (ni⁴ bian¹) (Sichuanese)
• 刻意 (kèyì)
• 存心 (cúnxīn)
• 專登／专登 (zyun¹ dang¹) (Cantonese)
• 專門／专门 (Cantonese, Hakka, Jin)
• 成心 (chéngxīn)
• 有心 (yǒuxīn)
• 有意 (yǒuyì)
• 特事 (tet⁷ si) (Gan)
• 特為／特为 (⁸deq-we) (Wu)
• 特登 (dak⁶ dang¹) (Cantonese)
• 罷是／罢是 (ba⁵ shr⁵) (Xiang)
• 迭為／迭为 (⁸diq-we) (Wu)

 

Derived terms

• 故意殺人／故意杀人 (gùyì shārén)
• 犯罪故意 (fànzuì gùyì)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
故	意
こ Grade: 5	い Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こ​い [kóꜜì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞i]

• Homophones: 恋, 濃い

Noun

故(こ)意(い) • (koi) 

1. intention, purpose
2. bad faith
3. (law) mens rea (guilty mind)

Korean

Hanja in this term
故	意

Noun

故意 • (goui) (hangeul 고의)

1. Hanja form^? of 고의 (“intention; purpose”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
故	意

Verb

故意

1. chữ Hán form of cố ý (“to do something on purpose”).