佯

佯 U+4F6F, 佯 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F6F ← 佮 [U+4F6E] CJK Unified Ideographs 佰 → [U+4F70]

Translingual

Han character

佯 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人廿手 (OTQ), four-corner 2825₁, composition ⿰亻羊)

1. pretend, feign
2. false, deceitful

Derived characters

• 𪝩

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 100, character 13
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 552
• Dae Jaweon: page 212, character 8
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 153, character 2
• Unihan data for U+4F6F

Chinese

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (羊) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
样	*ʔslaːŋ, *laŋ
佯	*zlaŋ, *laŋ
詳	*ljaŋ, *laŋ
洋	*ljaŋ, *laŋ
翔	*ljaŋ
庠	*ljaŋ
祥	*ljaŋ
痒	*ljaŋ, *laŋʔ
姜	*klaŋ
羌	*kʰlaŋ
蜣	*kʰlaŋ
猐	*kʰlaŋ
唴	*kʰlaŋs
羊	*laŋ
徉	*laŋ
烊	*laŋ
蛘	*laŋ, *laŋʔ
眻	*laŋ, *laŋs
鴹	*laŋ
恙	*laŋs
羕	*laŋs
樣	*laŋs
漾	*laŋs

Etymology 1

simp. and trad.		佯

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yáng (yang²)

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joeng⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iông

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yáng
    • Wade–Giles: yang²
    • Yale: yáng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yang
    • Palladius: ян (jan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: joeng⁴
    • Yale: yèuhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joeng⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iông
    • Tâi-lô: iông
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ioong
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɔŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ²³/

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• Middle Chinese: yang, dzjang

Rime
Character	佯	佯
Reading #	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	從 (15)
Final (韻)	陽 (105)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	與章切	在良切
Baxter	yang	dzjang
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨɐŋ/	/d͡zɨɐŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/jiɐŋ/	/d͡ziɐŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/iɑŋ/	/d͡ziɑŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/jɨaŋ/	/d͡zɨaŋ/
Li Rong	/iaŋ/	/d͡ziaŋ/
Wang Li	/jĭaŋ/	/d͡zĭaŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯aŋ/	/d͡zʱi̯aŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yáng	qiáng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	joeng4	coeng4

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*zlaŋ/, /*laŋ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	佯	佯
Reading #	1/2	2/2
No.	14523	14537
Phonetic component	羊	羊
Rime group	陽	陽
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	牆	陽
Old Chinese	/*zlaŋ/	/*laŋ/

Definitions

佯

1. to pretend; to feign
2. used in 佯佯
3. used in 倘佯 (chángyáng)
4. used in 儴佯 (xiāngyáng) and 翔佯 (xiángyáng)
5. used in 仿佯

Compounds

• 仿佯 (pángyáng)
• 佯佯
• 佯佯不睬
• 佯善
• 佯打耳睜 / 佯打耳睁
• 佯攻 (yánggōng)
• 佯敗 / 佯败
• 佯死
• 佯狂
• 佯裝 / 佯装 (yángzhuāng)
• 佯言 (yángyán)
• 倘佯 (chángyáng)
• 儴佯
• 彷佯 (pángyáng)
• 打佯兒 / 打佯儿
• 翔佯 (xiángyáng)
• 被髮佯狂 / 被发佯狂
• 裝佯 / 装佯
• 解髮佯狂 / 解发佯狂
• 詐啞佯聾 / 诈哑佯聋
• 詐敗佯輸 / 诈败佯输

Etymology 2

simp. and trad.		佯
alternative forms		鄭／郑 盯 𩏠 假 詐／诈

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tìⁿ / tèⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): dên³

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• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen, Taipei, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tìⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dvix
    • IPA (Taipei): /tĩ¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tĩ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou, Philippines): /tĩ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tèⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: tènn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: dvex
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /tẽ²¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɛ̃²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: dên³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tèⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tẽ²¹³/

Definitions

佯

1. (Southern Min) to pretend; to feign

   佯戇／佯戆 [Hokkien]  ―  tìⁿ-gōng [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to play the fool

2. (Hokkien) to exert all one's strength; to do one's utmost

   佯力 [Hokkien]  ―  tìⁿ-la̍t [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]  ―  to make a great effort

3. (Zhangzhou Hokkien) to squeeze out with difficulty (money, etc.)

Synonyms

• (to exert all one's strength):

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• 下勁 / 下劲 (xiàjìn)
• 丕命 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 丕性命 (Xiamen Hokkien)
• 使勁 / 使劲 (shǐjìn)
• 使勁兒 / 使劲儿 (si² jingr³) (Jin, chiefly Mandarin)
• 拚力 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 用力 (yònglì)
• 用力氣 / 用力气 (yòng lìqi)
• 用勁 / 用劲 (yòngjìn)
• 行力 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)

Compounds

• 佯小七面
• 佯戇 / 佯戆
• 佯毋知
• 佯生
• 佯痟
• 佯笑面
• 佯顛佯戇 / 佯颠佯戆
• 硬佯