玄學

Chinese

		black; mysterious	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology
trad. (玄學)		玄	學
simp. (玄学)		玄	学

Etymology

“metaphysics”

Translation of metaphysics coined by Yan Fu.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xuánxué

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ hok⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiân-ha̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xuánxué
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syuánsyué
    • Wade–Giles: hsüan²-hsüeh²
    • Yale: sywán-sywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanshyue
    • Palladius: сюаньсюэ (sjuanʹsjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁴ hok⁶
    • Yale: yùhn hohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ hok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ hog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ hɔːk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-ha̍k
    • Tâi-lô: hiân-ha̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hienhak
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² hak̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² hak̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² hak̚²⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 玄學

1. dark learning; xuanxue (mystical school that developed in the 3rd and 4th centuries, characterized by metaphysical speculations seeking to adapt Taoist theories to a Confucian milieu)
2. metaphysics

   • 形而上學，亦稱玄學。 [MSC, trad.]
     形而上学，亦称玄学。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: Mao Zedong, On Contradiction

     Xíng'érshàngxué, yì chēng xuánxué. [Pinyin]

     In China another name for metaphysics is xuánxué.

3. (by extension, neologism, Internet slang, humorous) misbelief that doing certain things will increase one's luck (especially one's luck in games with gacha mechanics)

Synonyms

• (metaphysics): 形而上學／形而上学 (xíng'érshàngxué)