枉死

Chinese

		in the wrong; in vain	to die; impassable; uncrossable to die; impassable; uncrossable; inflexible; rigid
trad. (枉死)		枉	死
simp. #(枉死)		枉	死

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǎngsǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˇ ㄙˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong² sei²
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): óng-sí

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǎngsǐ [Phonetic: wángsǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˇ ㄙˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǎngsǐh
    • Wade–Giles: wang³-ssŭ³
    • Yale: wǎng-sž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: woangsyy
    • Palladius: вансы (vansy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wong² sei²
    • Yale: wóng séi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong² sei²
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong² séi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ³⁵ sei̯³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: óng-sí
    • Tâi-lô: óng-sí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ofngsie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ si⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ si⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ si⁴¹/

Verb

枉死

1. to die a victim of injustice

   • 崔宁与陳氏枉死可怜，有司訪其家，諒行优恤。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     崔宁与陈氏枉死可怜，有司访其家，谅行优恤。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Feng Menglong, Stories to Awaken the World, 1627 CE

     Cuī Níng yǔ Chén-shì wǎngsǐ kělián, yǒusī fǎng qí jiā, liàng xíng yōuxù. [Pinyin]

     Cui Ning and Mrs. Chen having died tragic and unjust deaths, the authorities are to visit their families and extend them due compensation.