罪己
Chinese
guilt; crime; fault guilt; crime; fault; blame; sin |
6th heavenly stem; self | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (罪己) | 罪 | 己 | |
| simp. #(罪己) | 罪 | 己 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zuìjǐ
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄟˋ ㄐㄧˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zuèijǐ
- Wade–Giles: tsui4-chi3
- Yale: dzwèi-jǐ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzueyjii
- Palladius: цзуйцзи (czujczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zeoi6 gei2
- Yale: jeuih géi
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzoey6 gei2
- Guangdong Romanization: zêu6 géi2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɵy̯²² kei̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: dzwojX kiX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[dz]ˤujʔ k(r)əʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*zuːlʔ kɯʔ/
Verb
罪己
- (Classical) to take the blame on oneself
- 禹、湯罪己，其興也悖焉；桀、紂罪人，其亡也忽焉。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
- From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4th century BCE
- Yǔ, Tāng zuìjǐ, qí xìng yě bó yān; Jié, Zhòu zuìrén, qí wáng yě hū yān. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
禹、汤罪己，其兴也悖焉；桀、纣罪人，其亡也忽焉。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]