貫盈

See also: 贯盈

Chinese

		pierce; to string	full; filled; surplus
trad. (貫盈)		貫	盈
simp. (贯盈)		贯	盈

Etymology

貫 (a string of coins) + 盈 (full)

In ancient times, coins had holes in their centers so that they could be threaded onto strings. When a string of preset length (貫) became full (盈), this term was used to describe it. Later, the term came to refer to an abundance of evil deeds.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guànyíng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄥˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guànyíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guànyíng
  - Wade–Giles: kuan⁴-ying²
  - Yale: gwàn-yíng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guannyng
  - Palladius: гуаньин (guanʹin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵¹ iŋ³⁵/

Noun

貫盈

(literary) an abundance of (evil deeds etc.)