寡欲
Chinese
| few; widowed | desire; longing; appetite desire; longing; appetite; wish | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (寡欲/寡慾) | 寡 | 欲/慾 | |
| simp. (寡欲) | 寡 | 欲 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: guǎyù
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄚˇ ㄩˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: guǎyù
- Wade–Giles: kua3-yü4
- Yale: gwǎ-yù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: goayuh
- Palladius: гуаюй (guajuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ku̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ y⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gwaa2 juk6
- Yale: gwá yuhk
- Cantonese Pinyin: gwaa2 juk9
- Guangdong Romanization: gua2 yug6
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʷaː³⁵ jʊk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Verb
寡欲
Derived terms
- 少私寡欲
- 恬淡寡欲
- 清心寡欲 (qīngxīnguǎyù)
- 清貧寡欲 / 清贫寡欲
- 清靜寡欲 / 清静寡欲
- 澹泊寡欲