義
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- Appears in 383 words
- Component in 4 characters
Decomposition
Pinyin & Meaning
1. yì (yi4)justice • righteousness • meaning
Pronunciation Clues
1. Pronunciation clue for 義 yì (yi4)The component 羊 is pronounced as 'yáng' (yang2). It has the same pinyin initial.
Example Words
Common
hán yì (han2 yi4)meaning (implicit in a phrase) • implied meaning • hidden meaning • hint • connotation
yì wù (yi4 wu4)duty • obligation • commitment • volunteer duty • CL:項|项[xiang4] • mandatory • voluntary
yì qì (yi4 qi4)spirit of loyalty and self-sacrifice • code of brotherhood • also pr. [yi4 qi5]
yì wú fǎn gù (yi4 wu2 fan3 gu4)honor does not allow one to glance back (idiom); duty-bound not to turn back • no surrender • to pursue justice with no second thoughts
Uncommon
sān mín zhǔ yì (san1 min2 zhu3 yi4)Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three principles of the people (late 1890s)
rén yì dào dé (ren2 yi4 dao4 de2)compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues • mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical
xìn yì (Xin4 yi4)Xinyi or Hsinyi district of Taipei City 臺北市|台北市[Tai2 bei3 shi4], Taiwan • Xinyi or Hsini district of Keelung City 基隆市[Ji1 long2 shi4], Taiwan • Xinyi or Hsini township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
xìn yì (xin4 yi4)good faith • honor • trust and justice
wéi xīn zhǔ yì (wei2 xin1 zhu3 yi4)philosophy of idealism, the doctrine that external reality is a product of consciousness
wéi wù zhǔ yì (wei2 wu4 zhu3 yi4)materialism, philosophical doctrine that physical matter is the whole of reality
dà yì (da4 yi4)righteousness • virtuous cause • a woman's marriage • main points of a piece of writing
tiān jīng dì yì (tian1 jing1 di4 yi4)lit. heaven's law and earth's principle (idiom); fig. right and proper • right and unalterable • a matter of course
wàng ēn fù yì (wang4 en1 fu4 yi4)to forget favors and violate justice (idiom); ingratitude to a friend • to kick a benefactor in the teeth
duàn zhāng qǔ yì (duan4 zhang1 qu3 yi4)lit. to take meaning from cut segment (idiom); to interpret out of context • to focus attention on one phrase without regard to the meaning of the whole piece
yǒu yì yì (you3 yi4 yi4)to make sense • to have meaning • to have significance • meaningful • significant • worthwhile • important • interesting
mín zú zhǔ yì (min2 zu2 zhu3 yi4)nationalism • national self-determination • principle of nationalism, the first of Dr Sun Yat-sen's 孫中山|孙中山 Three principles of the people 三民主義|三民主义 (at the time, meaning parity between China and the great powers) • racism
wú qíng wú yì (wu2 qing2 wu2 yi4)completely lacking any feeling or sense of justice (idiom); cold and ruthless
lǐ yì lián chǐ (li3 yi4 lian2 chi3)sense of propriety, justice, integrity and honour (i.e. the four social bonds, 四維|四维[si4 wei2])
yì bù róng cí (yi4 bu4 rong2 ci2)not to be shirked without dishonor (idiom) • incumbent • bounden (duty)
yì fèn tián yīng (yi4 fen4 tian2 ying1)righteous indignation fills one's breast (idiom); to feel indignant at injustice
xīng yì (Xing1 yi4)Xing'yi city in Guizhou, capital of Qianxinan Buyei and Miao autonomous prefecture 黔西南布依族苗族自治州
jiàn lì wàng yì (jian4 li4 wang4 yi4)to see profit and forget morality (idiom); to act from mercenary considerations • to sell one's soul for gain
jiàn yì yǒng wéi (jian4 yi4 yong3 wei2)to see what is right and act courageously (idiom, from Analects); to stand up bravely for the truth • acting heroically in a just cause
shì yì (shi4 yi4)the meaning of sth • an explanation of the meaning of words or phrases • definition • an interpretation (of doctrine) • religious doctrine