孽障

Chinese

		consequence of sin	to block; to hinder; to obstruct
trad. (孽障)		孽	障
simp. ^#(孽障)		孽	障

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): nièzhàng

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄤˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): неҗон (ni͡əžon, I-III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): jip⁶ zoeng³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: nièzhàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: nièjhàng
  - Wade–Giles: nieh⁴-chang⁴
  - Yale: nyè-jàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niehjanq
  - Palladius: нечжан (nečžan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: неҗон (ni͡əžon, I-III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niə²⁴ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jip⁶ zoeng³
  - Yale: yihp jeung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jip⁹ dzoeng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yib⁶ zêng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːp̚² t͡sœːŋ³³/

Noun

孽障

evil creature
(Buddhism) retribution for the sins of a previous life

Synonyms

業障／业障 (yèzhàng)

Adjective

孽障

(Dungan) pitiful; pitiable; poor
- Iasyr Shivaza, Ясыр Шывазы, “Хырхызстан”, in 《中亚回族著名诗人亚瑟儿·十娃子精选诗集》, →ISBN, page 4:
  Чын бый нянҗя Ала-Тоо / Мә җян тэен, / Хи йүн яди шынхуанли, / Жын тэ неҗон.
  Čɨn bɨy ni͡anži͡a Ala-Too / Mə ži͡an tei͡ən, / Hi yün i͡adi šɨnhuanli, / Řɨn te ni͡əžon.
  成百年價Ала-Тоо / 沒見太陽， / 黑雲壓的呻喚哩， / 人太孽障。
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 可憐 (“pitiful; pitiable; poor”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		可憐, 可憐見
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	可憐
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	可憐
Central Plains Mandarin	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	孽障
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	造孽
Southwestern Mandarin	Guiyang	造孽
Cantonese	Hong Kong	陰功, 冇陰功, 可憐
Cantonese	Dongguan	陰功
Gan	Nanchang	可憐
Gan	Pingxiang	可憐
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	可憐, 衰過
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	可憐, 衰過
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	可憐, 衰過
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	可憐, 衰過
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	可憐, 衰過
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	苦憐
Huizhou	Jixi	造孽, 罪過
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	現世, 悲
Southern Min	Xiamen	可憐代
	Quanzhou	可憐代
	Jinjiang	可憐代
	Zhangzhou	可憐代
	Tainan	可憐代 GT
	Penang (Hokkien)	可憐代
	Manila (Hokkien)	可憐代
Wu	Shanghai	罪過
	Hangzhou	罪過
	Ningbo	罪過
	Jinhua	罪過
Xiang	Changsha	造孽
Xiang	Loudi	造孽

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (孽障):

→ Vietnamese: nghiệt chướng (孽障)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
孽	障

Noun

孽障

chữ Hán form of nghiệt chướng