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覬覦

覬覦

See also: 觊觎

Chinese

		covet; long for	passionately desire
trad. (覬覦)		覬	覦
simp. (觊觎)		觊	觎

Verb

覬覦

(literary) to covet; to eye greedily

北冰洋是一片被眾多國家所覬覦的「白色世界」。 [MSC, trad.]

北冰洋是一片被众多国家所觊觎的“白色世界”。 [MSC, simp.]

Běibīngyáng shì yī piàn bèi zhòngduō guójiā suǒ jìyú de "báisè shìjiè". [Pinyin]

The Arctic Ocean is a "white world" that has been coveted by many nations.

Derived terms

覬覦之心／觊觎之心

覬覦之志／觊觎之志

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): jìyú

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄩˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei³ jyu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: jìyú
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄩˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihyu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ y³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    覬覦／觊觎
    鯽魚／鲫鱼
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei³ jyu⁴
  - Yale: gei yùh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei³ jy⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kei̯³³ jyː²¹/

Middle Chinese: /kˠiɪ^H jɨo|jɨo^H/▼

Rime
Character	覬	覦	覦
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	以 (36)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)	虞 (24)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	Chongniu III	III	III
Fanqie	几利切	羊朱切	羊戍切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiɪ^H/	/jɨo/	/jɨo^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚi^H/	/jio/	/jio^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kiɪ^H/	/io/	/io^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kji^H/	/juə̆/	/juə̆^H/
Li Rong	/kji^H/	/io/	/io^H/
Wang Li	/ki^H/	/jĭu/	/jĭu^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/ki^H/	/i̯u/	/i̯u^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jì	yú	yù

Old Chinese▼
(Zhengzhang): /*krɯls lo|los/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	覬	覦	覦
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
No.	10121	15861	15882
Phonetic component	豈	俞	俞
Rime group	微	侯	侯
Rime subdivision	1	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	冀	逾	裕
Old Chinese	/*krɯls/	/*lo/	/*los/