邂逅

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (邂逅)		邂	逅
simp. #(邂逅)		邂	逅
alternative forms		邂遘 邂覯 解遘 解詬 解覯 邂遘 邂覯 解遘 解詬 解覯 解構 解果 解搆 解垢 解后 蟹螺 蟹堁 薢茩 㙰堁 迦逅 䜁詬 謑詬 喫詬 雞堁

Etymology

Possibly an expression reduplication in Old Chinese (Baxter and Sagart, 1998). The original meaning may be “meet; interact” or “carefree”.

Schuessler considers this a derivative of 解 (OC *kreːʔ, *kreːs, *ɡreːʔ, *ɡreːs, “to loosen”) and 懈 (OC *kreːs, “lazy, remiss”), citing the sense of “carefree and happy” in Shijing. Numerous variant forms are found throughout history.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xièhòu, xiègòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄡˋ, ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haai⁵ hau⁶
• Eastern Min (BUC): hâi-hâiu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hāi-hō͘

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hai⁶ hou⁶

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶gha-gheu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xièhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sièhòu
    • Wade–Giles: hsieh⁴-hou⁴
    • Yale: syè-hòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiehhow
    • Palladius: сехоу (sexou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, variant)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiègòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siègòu
    • Wade–Giles: hsieh⁴-kou⁴
    • Yale: syè-gòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiehgow
    • Palladius: сегоу (segou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ koʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haai⁵ hau⁶
    • Yale: háaih hauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haai⁵ hau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: hai⁵ heo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haːi̯¹³ hɐu̯²²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hâi-hâiu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hai²⁴²⁻⁵³ ^(h-)ɑu²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hāi-hō͘
    • Tâi-lô: hāi-hōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: haixho
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hai³³⁻²¹ hɔ³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hai³³⁻¹¹ hɔ³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hai⁶ hou⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hăi hŏu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hai³⁵⁻¹¹ hou³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gha-gheu
    • MiniDict: gha^去 gheu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hha-hheu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦa²² ɦɤ⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: heaH huwH

Rime
Character	邂	逅
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	匣 (33)
Final (韻)	佳 (31)	侯 (137)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	I
Fanqie	胡懈切	胡遘切
Baxter	heaH	huwH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦˠɛH/	/ɦəuH/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦᵚæH/	/ɦəuH/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣæiH/	/ɣəuH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦaɨjH/	/ɦəwH/
Li Rong	/ɣɛH/	/ɣuH/
Wang Li	/ɣaiH/	/ɣəuH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣaiH/	/ɣə̯uH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	xià	hòu
Expected Cantonese Reflex	haai6	hau6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ]ˤre-s  [ɡ]ˤro-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ɡreːs  ɡoːs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	邂	逅
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	xiè	hòu
Middle Chinese	‹ hɛH ›	‹ huwH ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɡ]ˁre-s/	/*[ɡ]ˁro-s/
English	邂逅 xièhòu carefree ((Odes 94.1– 2, 118.2)	邂逅 xièhòu carefree (Odes 94.1– 2, 118.2)
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	邂	逅
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	6487	5171
Phonetic component	解	后
Rime group	支	侯
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	邂	𠋫
Old Chinese	/*ɡreːs/	/*ɡoːs/

Verb

邂逅

1. to run into somebody by chance (usually pleasantly); to encounter coincidentally

   等車的他邂逅了一名女孩。 [MSC, trad.]
   等车的他邂逅了一名女孩。 [MSC, simp.]

   Děng chē de tā xièhòu le yī míng nǚhái. [Pinyin]

   He encountered a girl while waiting for a bus.

   如一場美麗的邂逅 [MSC, trad.]
   如一场美丽的邂逅 [MSC, simp.]

   rú yī chǎng měilì de xièhòu [Pinyin]

   as if a beautiful chance encounter

   • 邂逅相遇，適我願兮。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     邂逅相遇，适我愿兮。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11^th – 7^th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Xièhòu xiāngyù, shì wǒ yuàn xī. [Pinyin]

     We met together accidentally, and so my desire was satisfied.

Derived terms

• 邂逅之緣 / 邂逅之缘
• 邂逅相逢
• 邂逅相遇

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (邂逅):

• → Japanese: 邂逅(かいこう) (kaikō)
• → Korean: 해후(邂逅) (haehu)

Adjective

邂逅

1. (literary) joyous and carefree
2. (literary) accidental; coincidental; adventitious

Derived terms

• 邂逅不偶