恩義

See also: 恩义

Chinese

		kind act (from above)	justice; righteousness; meaning
trad. (恩義)		恩	義
simp. (恩义)		恩	义

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ēnyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄣ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jan¹ ji⁶
• Eastern Min (BUC): ŏng-ngiê
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): un-gī / irn-gī / in-gī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ēnyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄣ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: enyì
    • Wade–Giles: ên¹-i⁴
    • Yale: ēn-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: enyih
    • Palladius: эньи (enʹi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀən⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jan¹ ji⁶
    • Yale: yān yih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jan¹ ji⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yen¹ yi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐn⁵⁵ jiː²²/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ŏng-ngiê
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ouŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ŋiɛ²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: un-gī
    • Tâi-lô: un-gī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: un'gi
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /un⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡi³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou-like accent in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: irn-gī
    • Tâi-lô: irn-gī
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou-like accent in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: in-gī
    • Tâi-lô: in-gī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: in'gi

Noun

恩義

1. feelings of gratitude and loyalty

   • 子得為父報仇者，臣子於君父，其義一也。忠臣孝子所以不能已，以恩義不可奪也。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     子得为父报仇者，臣子于君父，其义一也。忠臣孝子所以不能已，以恩义不可夺也。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Ban Gu, The Comprehensive Discussions in the White Tiger Hall, 79 CE, translated based on Tjan Tjoe Som's version

     Zǐ dé wèi fù bàochóu zhě, chénzǐ yú jūnfù, qí yì yī yě. Zhōngchén xiàozǐ suǒyǐ bùnéng yǐ, yǐ ēnyì bùkě duó yě. [Pinyin]

     A son has the right to avenge his father because he has the same duty towards him as the subject towards his Lord. Neither a faithful subject nor a filial son can ever be resigned [to the murder of his Lord or father], for his feelings of gratitude and obligation cannot be taken away from him.

   • 口饑不食，不暇顧恩義也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     口饥不食，不暇顾恩义也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wang Chong, Lun Heng (Discussive Weighing), 80 CE, translated based on Alfred Forke's version

     Kǒu jī bùshí, bùxiá gù ēnyì yě. [Pinyin]

     Starving and without food, they had no time to trouble about kindness and justice.

Synonyms

• 恩 (ēn)
• 恩典 (ēndiǎn)
• 恩德 (ēndé)
• 恩情 (ēnqíng)
• 恩惠 (ēnhuì)
• 恩意 (ēnyì) (literary)
• 恩施 (ēnshī) (literary)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (恩義):

• → Japanese: 恩(おん)義(ぎ) (ongi)
• → Korean: 은의(恩義) (eunui)
• → Vietnamese: ân nghĩa (恩義)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
恩	義
おん Grade: 6	ぎ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [õ̞ŋʲɡʲi]

Noun

恩(おん)義(ぎ) • (ongi) 

1. favor, obligation, debt of gratitude
   • 1921, 豊島与志雄, 反抗:

     あなたと先生(せんせい)との恩義(おんぎ)をつくづく感(かん)じています。

     Anata to sensei to no ongi o tsukuzuku kanjite imasu.

     I feel greatly indebted to you and to my teacher.

Korean

Hanja in this term
恩	義

Noun

恩義 • (eunui) (hangeul 은의)

1. Hanja form^? of 은의 (“obligation”).