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恣意

恣意

Chinese

		throw off restraint	idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; (abbr.) Italy
simp. and trad. (恣意)		恣	意

Adverb

恣意

to one's heart's content; wantonly

Japanese

Kanji in this term
恣	意
Grade: S	Grade: 3

Noun

恣意 ‎(hiragana しい, romaji shii)

arbitrariness

Compounds

恣意的

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): zìyì

(Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ ji³
Min Nan (POJ): chìr-ì / chù-ì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: zìyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhyih
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    
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    字義／字义
    字譯／字译
    恣意
    自縊／自缢
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi³ ji³
  - Yale: ji yi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ ji³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ jiː³³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chìr-ì
  - Tâi-lô: tsìr-ì
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ i⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chù-ì
  - Tâi-lô: tsù-ì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuoix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²¹⁻⁵³ i²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su²¹⁻⁵³ i²¹/