九五
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Chinese[edit]
nine | five | ||
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simp. and trad. (九五) |
九 | 五 | |
Literally: “nine (in the) fifth (position)”. |
Etymology[edit]
The first hexagram of the I Ching (䷀) is six solid bars from bottom to top. In I Ching divination, a value of nine corresponds to a solid bar (old yang: i.e. yang changing into yin). In the I Ching commentary for the first hexagram, it notes that a value of nine in the fifth position (the second bar from the top) has the following meaning:
As a result of the symbolism of the wording in the commentary, this term eventually came to be associated with the emperor.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǒuwǔ
- Wade–Giles: chiu3-wu3
- Yale: jyǒu-wǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeouwuu
- Palladius: цзюу (czjuu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gau2 ng5
- Yale: gáu ńgh
- Cantonese Pinyin: gau2 ng5
- Guangdong Romanization: geo2 ng5
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɐu̯³⁵ ŋ̍¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: kjuwX nguX
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]uʔ C.ŋˤaʔ/
- (Zhengzhang): /*kuʔ ŋaːʔ/
Noun[edit]
九五