Translingual[edit]
Han character[edit]
衰 (radical 145, 衣+4, 10 strokes, cangjie input 卜田一女 (YWMV), four-corner 00732, composition ⿻哀一)
- decline, decrease, wane
- falter, fail, fade
- weaken, wither
Derived characters[edit]
References[edit]
- KangXi: page 1112, character 14
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 34127
- Dae Jaweon: page 1577, character 21
- Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 5, page 3076, character 9
- Unihan data for U+8870
Chinese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
| Rime
|
| Character
|
衰
|
衰
|
| Reading #
|
1/2
|
2/2
|
| Initial (聲)
|
初 (19)
|
生 (21)
|
| Final (韻)
|
支 (14)
|
脂 (18)
|
| Tone (調)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
|
| Openness (開合)
|
Closed
|
Closed
|
| Division (等)
|
Chongniu III
|
Chongniu III
|
| Fanqie
|
楚危切
|
所追切
|
| Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/t͡ʃʰˠiuᴇ/
|
/ʃˠiuɪ/
|
Pan
Wuyun
|
/ʈ͡ʂʰʷᵚiɛ/
|
/ʃʷᵚi/
|
Shao
Rongfen
|
/t͡ʃʰiuɛ/
|
/ʃiuɪ/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/ʈ͡ʂʰjwiə̆/
|
/ʂjwi/
|
Li
Rong
|
/t͡ʃʰjue/
|
/ʃjui/
|
Wang
Li
|
/t͡ʃʰǐwe/
|
/ʃwi/
|
Bernard
Karlgren
|
/ʈ͡ʂʰwie̯/
|
/ʂwi/
|
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
chuāi
|
shuāi
|
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
|
| Character
|
衰
|
衰
|
衰
|
| Reading #
|
1/3
|
2/3
|
3/3
|
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
cuī
|
cuī
|
shuāi
|
Middle
Chinese
|
‹ tshwoj ›
|
‹ tsrhjwe ›
|
‹ srwij ›
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*[s.r̥]ˁruj/
|
/*[tsʰ]roj/
|
/*sruj/
|
| English
|
mourning clothes
|
reduce
|
diminish, decline
|
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
|
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
| Character
|
衰
|
衰
|
| Reading #
|
1/2
|
2/2
|
| No.
|
11926
|
11927
|
Phonetic
component
|
衰
|
衰
|
Rime
group
|
歌
|
微
|
Rime
subdivision
|
3
|
3
|
Corresponding
MC rime
|
衰
|
衰
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*sʰrol/
|
/*srul/
|
Definitions[edit]
衰
- to grow weak; to decrease in strength
- (Min Nan) to have poor luck
- (Cantonese) bad; detestable; awful
咁衰㗎！ [Cantonese] ―
Gam3 seoi1 gaa4! [Jyutping] ― That's awful!
做衰嘢 [Cantonese] ―
zou6 seoi1 je5 [Jyutping] ― to do
bad things
- (Cantonese) to make a grave mistake
我衰咗啦！ [Cantonese] ―
Ngo5 seoi1 zo2 laa1! [Jyutping] ― I've made a mistake!
- (Cantonese) to do (wrongdoing)
你衰咩呀？ [Cantonese] ―
Nei5 seoi1 me1 aa3? [Jyutping] ―
(please add an English translation of this example) 我衰邊範啫？ /
我衰边范啫？ [Cantonese] ―
Ngo5 seoi1 bin1 faan6 ze1? [Jyutping] ―
(please add an English translation of this example)
Synonyms[edit]
Antonyms[edit]
- (Cantonese: disagreeable): 好 (hou2)
See also[edit]
- (Min Nan: to have poor luck): 倒霉 (dǎoméi)
- (Cantonese: disagreeable): 曳 (jai5), 惡／恶 (ok3)
Compounds[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
| Rime
|
| Character
|
衰
|
衰
|
| Reading #
|
1/2
|
2/2
|
| Initial (聲)
|
初 (19)
|
生 (21)
|
| Final (韻)
|
支 (14)
|
脂 (18)
|
| Tone (調)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
|
| Openness (開合)
|
Closed
|
Closed
|
| Division (等)
|
Chongniu III
|
Chongniu III
|
| Fanqie
|
楚危切
|
所追切
|
| Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/t͡ʃʰˠiuᴇ/
|
/ʃˠiuɪ/
|
Pan
Wuyun
|
/ʈ͡ʂʰʷᵚiɛ/
|
/ʃʷᵚi/
|
Shao
Rongfen
|
/t͡ʃʰiuɛ/
|
/ʃiuɪ/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/ʈ͡ʂʰjwiə̆/
|
/ʂjwi/
|
Li
Rong
|
/t͡ʃʰjue/
|
/ʃjui/
|
Wang
Li
|
/t͡ʃʰǐwe/
|
/ʃwi/
|
Bernard
Karlgren
|
/ʈ͡ʂʰwie̯/
|
/ʂwi/
|
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
chuāi
|
shuāi
|
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
|
| Character
|
衰
|
衰
|
衰
|
| Reading #
|
1/3
|
2/3
|
3/3
|
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
|
cuī
|
cuī
|
shuāi
|
Middle
Chinese
|
‹ tshwoj ›
|
‹ tsrhjwe ›
|
‹ srwij ›
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*[s.r̥]ˁruj/
|
/*[tsʰ]roj/
|
/*sruj/
|
| English
|
mourning clothes
|
reduce
|
diminish, decline
|
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
|
| Zhengzhang system (2003)
|
| Character
|
衰
|
衰
|
| Reading #
|
1/2
|
2/2
|
| No.
|
11926
|
11927
|
Phonetic
component
|
衰
|
衰
|
Rime
group
|
歌
|
微
|
Rime
subdivision
|
3
|
3
|
Corresponding
MC rime
|
衰
|
衰
|
Old
Chinese
|
/*sʰrol/
|
/*srul/
|
Definitions[edit]
衰
- a type of mourning garment
Compounds[edit]
References[edit]
Japanese[edit]
衰
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
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Readings[edit]
Compounds[edit]
衰 • (soe, choe, sa) (hangeul 쇠, 최, 사, revised soe, choe, sa, McCune–Reischauer soe, ch'oe, sa, Yale soy, choy, sa)
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Vietnamese[edit]
Han character[edit]
衰 (suy, thôi)
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