意義

See also: 意义

Chinese

		idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (意義)		意	義
simp. (意义)		意	义

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìyì

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji³ ji⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yi-ngi
Eastern Min (BUC): é-ngiê
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ì-gī

(Teochew, Peng'im): i³ ngi⁶
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹i-gni; ⁵i-gni

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìyì → yìyi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄧˋ → ㄧˋ ˙ㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìyi̊
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-i⁵
  - Yale: yì-yi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih.yih
  - Palladius: ии (ii)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/ → /i⁵¹ i¹/
  - Homophones:
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    仡仡
    奕奕
    悒悒
    意義／意义
    意譯／意译
    熠熠
    異義／异义
    異議／异议
    翼翼
    譯意／译意
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji³ ji⁶
  - Yale: yi yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji³ ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi³ yi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː³³ jiː²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi-ngi
  - Hakka Romanization System: i ngi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi⁴ ngi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /i⁵⁵ ŋi⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi-ngi
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)i ngi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yi⁴ ngi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i⁵⁵ ŋi⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: é-ngiê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹³⁻⁵³ ŋiɛ²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ì-gī
  - Tâi-lô: ì-gī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ie'gi
  - IPA (Xiamen): /i²¹⁻⁵³ ɡi²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ɡi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /i²¹⁻⁵³ ɡi²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /i¹¹⁻⁵³ ɡi³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /i²¹⁻⁴¹ ɡi³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: i³ ngi⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ì ngĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ŋi³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹i-gni; ⁵i-gni
  - MiniDict: i^平 nyi; i^去 nyi
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹i-nyi; ²i-nyi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /i⁵⁵ n̠ʲi²¹/, /i³³ n̠ʲi⁴⁴/

Noun

意義

meaning; sense
比喻意義／比喻意义 ― bǐyù yìyì ― figurative meaning
significance; importance; value
重要意義／重要意义 ― zhòngyào yìyì ― significance

生命的意義／生命的意义 ― shēngmìng de yìyì ― the meaning of life

很有意義／很有意义 ― hěn yǒu yìyì ― very meaningful

意義重大／意义重大 ― yìyì zhòngdà ― crucial

Synonyms

(meaning): 意思 (yìsi)

Derived terms

意義深長／意义深长 (yìyìshēncháng)
意義療法／意义疗法 (yìyì liáofǎ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (意義):

→ Japanese: 意義(いぎ) (igi)
→ Korean: 의의(意義) (uiui)
→ Vietnamese: ý nghĩa (意義)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
意	義
い Grade: 3	ぎ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) いぎ [íꜜgì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [iɡʲi]

Noun

意(い)義(ぎ) • (igi)

significance

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
意	義

Noun

意義 • (uiui) (hangeul 의의)

hanja form^? of 의의 (“meaning, significance, importance”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
意	義

Noun

意義

chữ Hán form of ý nghĩa (“literal reading; meaning”).

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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