陰狀

Chinese

		(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady	accusation; suit; state accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great
trad. (陰狀)		陰	狀
simp. (阴状)		阴	状

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīnzhuàng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣㄓㄨㄤˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīnzhuàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣㄓㄨㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yinjhuàng
  - Wade–Giles: yin¹-chuang⁴
  - Yale: yīn-jwàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: injuanq
  - Palladius: иньчжуан (inʹčžuan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Cantonese”)

Noun

陰狀

suicide note listing one's grievances
- 1903, 吳啟太, 官商吐屬, in 粵音指南, volume 1, Hong Kong: 聚珍書樓, translation of 官話指南:
  
  喺個屍身套褲裡頭、搵出一張陰狀嚟、狀上寫嘅都係告子園嘅說話 [Cantonese, trad.]
  喺个尸身套裤里头、揾出一张阴状嚟、状上写嘅都系告子园嘅说话 [Cantonese, simp.]
  hai² go³ si¹ san¹ tou³ fu³ leoi⁵ tau⁴, wan² ceot¹ jat¹ zoeng¹ jam¹ zong⁶ lai⁴, zong⁶ soeng⁶ se² ge³ dou¹ hai⁶ gou³ zi² jyun⁴ ge³ syut³ waa⁶ [Jyutping]
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

See also

告陰狀 / 告阴状