異相

Chinese

	different; unusual; strange	each other; appearance; portrait each other; appearance; portrait; picture; one another; mutually
trad. (異相)	異	相
simp. (异相)	异	相
anagram	相異／相异

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìxiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ soeng³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìxiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìsiàng
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-hsiang⁴
  - Yale: yì-syàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihshianq
  - Palladius: исян (isjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    意向
    意象
    液相
    異象 / 异象
    義項 / 义项
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ soeng³
  - Yale: yih seung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ soeng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ sêng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² sœːŋ³³/

Noun

異相

(literary) unusual looks (of one's face, often considered a sign of extraordinary fate)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (異相):

→ Japanese: 異(い)相(そう) (isō)
→ Korean: 이상(異相) (isang)

Adjective

異相

(Cantonese) odd-looking; ugly
- 1996 March 24, 尼古拉伯爵, “足球小將”, in hk.entertainment‎^[1] (Usenet):
  
  咪就係, 無喇喇冇左個書套, 放埋一齊真異相 [Cantonese, trad.]
  咪就系, 无喇喇冇左个书套, 放埋一齐真异相 [Cantonese, simp.]
  mai⁶ zau⁶ hai⁶, mou⁴ laa¹ laa¹ mou⁵ zo² go³ syu¹ tou³, fong³ maai⁴ jat¹ cai⁴ zan¹ ji⁶ soeng³ [Jyutping]
  I know, right? Out of the blue, the slipcase is gone; put together they look really odd.
- 1999 May 5, teddy, “嘩,i-cable modem 好大舊!”, in hk.comp.pc‎^[2] (Usenet):
  
  成個 loudspeaker 咁款.都好大舊夾異相. [Cantonese, trad.]
  成个 loudspeaker 咁款.都好大旧夹异相. [Cantonese, simp.]
  seng⁴ go³ loudspeaker gam² fun². dou¹ hou² daai⁶ gau⁶ gaap³ ji⁶ soeng³. [Jyutping]
  It's like a whole loudspeaker, very clunky and ugly.
- 2000 April 26, 小高, “咁o岩o既!!?? 咁都撞到!!??”, in hk.talk.love‎^[3] (Usenet):
  
  正如ET都好多人睇, 想睇下有幾異相囉... [Cantonese, trad.]
  正如ET都好多人睇, 想睇下有几异相啰... [Cantonese, simp.]
  zing³ jyu⁴ ET dou¹ hou² do¹ jan⁴ tai², soeng² tai² haa⁵ jau⁵ gei² ji⁶ soeng³ lo¹... [Jyutping]
  It's like a lot of people like watching ET; they want to see how strange it looks...
- 2005 March 23, Miranda, “Re: 環保又何止衣服”, in hk.rec.travel‎^[4] (Usenet):
  
  我不會好異相咁帶對筷子出來 [Cantonese, trad.]
  我不会好异相咁带对筷子出来 [Cantonese, simp.]
  ngo⁵ bat¹ wui⁵ hou² ji⁶ soeng³ gam² daai³ deoi³ faai³ zi² ceot¹ lai⁴ [Jyutping]
  I won't be eccentrically taking out a pair of chopsticks
- 2005 October 13, Khitanian, “就快升空, 好興奮呀~”, in hk.politics‎^[5] (Usenet):
  
  我都覺得用支棍仔篤篤下好異相。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  我都觉得用支棍仔笃笃下好异相。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  ngo⁵ dou¹ gok³ dak¹ jung⁶ zi¹ gwan³ zai² duk¹ duk¹ haa⁵ hou² ji⁶ soeng³. [Jyutping]
  I also think poking around with a stick is very odd-looking.