義賊

Chinese

		justice; righteousness; meaning	thief
trad. (義賊)		義	賊
simp. (义贼)		义	贼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yìzéi

(Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄗㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ caak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yìzéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄗㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yìzéi
  - Wade–Giles: i⁴-tsei²
  - Yale: yì-dzéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihtzeir
  - Palladius: ицзэй (iczɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ t͡seɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ji⁶ caak⁶
  - Yale: yih chaahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ tsaak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ cag⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² t͡sʰaːk̚²/

Noun

義賊

one whose robbery or theft act is considered a chivalrous one; heroic outlaw; vigilante

Japanese

Kanji in this term
義	賊
ぎ Grade: 5	ぞく Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぎぞく [gíꜜzòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
(Tokyo) ぎぞく [gìzókú] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ɡʲizo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

義(ぎ)賊(ぞく) • (gizoku)

a gentleman thief
- 2009 July 3, Hiroyuki Takei with Lee, Stan, Daigo, and Bob, “第(だい)一(いち)幕(まく) 南(なん)蛮(ばん)翁(おきな)霧(きりの)峠(とうげ) [Act 1: Nanban-Okina Misty Pass]”, in 機巧(カラクリ)童(ドウ)子(ジ) ULTIMO(ウルティモ) [Mechakid Ultimo], volume 1, Tokyo: Kodansha, page 15:
  
  なるほど　君(きみ)らは義(ぎ)賊(ぞく)というワケだ
  Naruhodo kimira wa gizoku to iu wake da
  I see, so you lot call yourselves gentleman thieves