俚

俚 U+4FDA, 俚 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4FDA ← 俙 [U+4FD9] CJK Unified Ideographs 俛 → [U+4FDB]

Translingual

Han character

俚 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+7, 9 strokes, cangjie input 人田土 (OWG), four-corner 2621₄, composition ⿰亻里)

Derived characters

• 𠸨, 𥈯

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 105, character 14
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 699
• Dae Jaweon: page 222, character 3
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 160, character 1
• Unihan data for U+4FDA

Chinese

simp. and trad.		俚

Wikipedia has an article on:

• 俚人

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 俚
Small seal script s05716
References: Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including: Shuowen Jiezi (small seal), Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions), Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).

	Old Chinese
埋	*mrɯː
霾	*mrɯː
薶	*mrɯː
榸	*ʔr'ɯː
厘	*rɯ
狸	*rɯ
貍	*p·rɯ
梩	*rɯ
艃	*rɯ
里	*rɯʔ
理	*rɯʔ
鯉	*rɯʔ
俚	*rɯʔ
悝	*rɯʔ, *km̥ʰlɯː
娌	*rɯʔ
裏	*rɯʔ
荲	*r̥ʰɯɡ, *l̥ʰuɡ, *hluɡ

Characters in the same phonetic series (里) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *rɯʔ) : semantic 亻 + phonetic 里 (OC *rɯʔ).

Etymology 1

folk, popular

This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Related to 里 (lǐ) (village)?”

ethnic groups living in southern China

See 黎 (lí) for more.

Pronunciation

Rime
Character	俚
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	來 (37)
Final (韻)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	良士切
Baxter	liX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/lɨX/
Pan Wuyun	/lɨX/
Shao Rongfen	/lieX/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/lɨX/
Li Rong	/liəX/
Wang Li	/lĭəX/
Bernard Karlgren	/liX/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	lǐ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	lei5

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	俚
Reading #	1/1
No.	7829
Phonetic component	里
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	里
Old Chinese	/*rɯʔ/

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǐ (li³)

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lei⁵
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lí
• Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶li

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǐ
    • Wade–Giles: li³
    • Yale: lǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lii
    • Palladius: ли (li)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li²¹⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: lei⁵
    • Yale: léih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lei⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: léi⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lei̯¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lí
    • Tâi-lô: lí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: lie
    • IPA (Xiamen): /li⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /li⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /li⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /li⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /li⁴¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁶li
    • MiniDict: li^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³li
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /li²³/
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /li²³¹/

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• Middle Chinese: liX

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*rɯʔ/

Definitions

俚

1. (obsolete) to rely on
2. (literary) rustic; vulgar; unpolished
3. folk; popular

   俚語／俚语  ―  lǐyǔ  ―  slang

4. (historical) general name for non-Han ethnic groups living in southern China

   • 開皇末，桂州俚李光仕聚眾為亂。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     开皇末，桂州俚李光仕聚众为乱。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Sui, 636 CE

     Kāihuáng mò, Guìzhōu lǐ Lǐ Guāngshì jùzhòng wéi luàn. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Compounds

• 俚人 (lǐrén)
• 俚俗 (lǐsú)
• 俚儒
• 俚曲 (lǐqǔ)
• 俚歌
• 俚言
• 俚語／俚语 (lǐyǔ)
• 俚諺／俚谚
• 俗諺俚語／俗谚俚语
• 蕪俚／芜俚
• 質而不俚／质而不俚
• 鄙俚 (bǐlǐ)
• 鄙言俚語／鄙言俚语

 

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• Wu (Suzhou, Wugniu): ¹li

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• Wu
  • (Northern: Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ¹li
    • MiniDict: 'li^平
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /li⁴⁴/

Definitions

俚

1. (Suzhounese) he; she

Synonyms

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		伊1, 彼, 其, 厥, 渠, 夫, 之 object, 乃
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		他
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	他, 怹 honorific
	Taiwan	他
	Chengde	他
	Ulanhot	他
	Tongliao	他
	Chifeng	他
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	他
	Heihe	他
	Qiqihar	他
	Harbin	他
	Jiamusi	他
	Baicheng	他
	Changchun	他
	Tonghua	他
	Shenyang	他
	Jinzhou	他
	Malaysia	他
	Singapore	他
	Olginsky (Mikhaylovka)	他
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	他
	Tangshan	他
	Cangzhou	他
	Lijin	他
	Weifang (Weicheng)	他
	Weifang (Fangzi)	他
	Changle	他
	Shouguang	他
	Wulian	他
	Jinan	他
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	他
	Dandong	他
	Yantai	他
	Yantai (Muping)	他
	Qingdao	他
	Weifang (Hanting)	他
	Changyi	他
	Gaomi	他
	Zhucheng	他
	Anqiu	他
	Linqu	他
	Qingzhou	他
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	他
	Lingbao	他
	Wanrong	他, 伢
	Linfen	他
	Shangqiu	他
	Yuanyang	他
	Zhengzhou	他
	Xinyang	他
	Baihe	他
	Xi'an	他
	Dingbian	他
	Baoji	他
	Tianshui	他
	Xining	家, 他
	Xuzhou	他
	Pizhou	他
	Lianyungang (Ganyu)	他
	Donghai	他
	Fuyang	他
	Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan)	他
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	他
	Bayanhot	他
	Lanzhou	他, 那
	Dunhuang	他
	Hami	他
	Ürümqi	他
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	他
	Nanchong	他
	Dazhou	他
	Hanyuan	他
	Xichang	他
	Zigong	他
	Chongqing	他
	Wuhan	他, 他家
	Yichang	他
	Xiangyang	他
	Tianmen	他
	Guiyang	他
	Zunyi	他
	Bijie	他
	Liping	他
	Zhaotong	他
	Dali	他
	Kunming	他
	Mengzi	他
	Guilin	他
	Liuzhou	他
	Nanning (Xiakuojie)	他
	Nanning (Fujian)	他
	Nanning (Wuming)	他
	Nanning (Fucheng, Wuming)	他
	Binyang (Nanjie)	他
	Jishou	他
	Changde	他
	Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine)	他
	Hanzhong	他
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	他
	Yangzhou	他
	Baoying	他
	Taizhou	他
	Zhenjiang	他
	Lianyungang	他
	Huai'an (Huaiyin)	他
	Lianshui	他
	Xuyi	他
	Xinghua	他
	Nantong	他
	Rugao	他
	Yancheng	他
	Funing	他
	Sihong	他
	Anqing	他
	Wuhu	他
	Hefei	他
	Hong'an	他
Mandarin	Qinzhou (Longmengang)	他
	Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle)	他
	Nanping (Yanping)	他
Cantonese	Guangzhou	佢
	Hong Kong	佢
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	佢
	Hong Kong (Shek Pik Weitou)	佢
	Macau	佢
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	佢
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	佢
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	佢
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	佢
	Foshan	佢
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	佢
	Foshan (Shunde)	佢
	Foshan (Sanshui)	佢
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	佢
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	佢
	Zhongshan (Huancheng)	佢
	Zhongshan (Nanlang)	佢
	Zhongshan (Xiaolan)	佢
	Zhongshan (Dongsheng, Xiaolan)	佢
	Zhongshan (Tanbei, Xiaolan)	佢
	Zhongshan (Henglan)	佢
	Zhongshan (Dongfeng)	佢
	Zhongshan (Nantou)	佢
	Zhongshan (Fusha)	佢
	Zhongshan (Shalang)	佢
	Zhongshan (Gangkou)	佢
	Zhongshan (Huangpu)	佢
	Zhongshan (Sanjiao)	佢
	Zhongshan (Langwang, Minzhong)	佢
	Zhongshan (Minzhong)	佢
	Zhongshan (Guzhen)	佢
	Zhongshan (Banfu)	佢
	Zhongshan (Tanzhou)	佢
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	佢
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	佢
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	佢
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	佢
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	佢
	Taishan	佢
	Taishan (Guanghai)	佢
	Kaiping (Chikan)	佢
	Enping (Niujiang)	佢
	Heshan (Yayao)	佢
	Dongguan	佢
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	佢
	Shenzhen (Dapeng)	佢
	Shenzhen (Pingdong, Longgang; Shehua)	其
	Shenzhen (Pingshan Zhanmi)	佢
	Qingyuan	佢
	Fogang	佢
	Yingde (Hanguang)	佢
	Yangshan	佢
	Lianshan (Butian)	佢
	Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui)	佢
	Shaoguan	佢
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	佢
	Renhua	佢
	Lechang	佢
	Zhaoqing (Gaoyao)	佢
	Sihui	佢
	Guangning	佢
	Deqing	佢
	Huaiji	佢
	Fengkai (Nanfeng)	佢
Yunfu	佢
Xinxing	佢
Luoding	佢
Yunan (Pingtai)	佢
Yangjiang	佢
Xinyi	佢
Lianjiang	佢
Nanning	佢
Wuzhou	佢
Yulin	佢
Hepu (Lianzhou)	佢
Baise	佢
Qinzhou	佢
Beihai	佢
Beihai (Nankang)	佢
Beihai (Yingpan)	佢
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	佢
Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	佢
Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	佢
Danzhou	佢
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	佢
Penang (Guangfu)	佢
Singapore (Guangfu)	佢
Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	佢
Móng Cái	佢
Yangon (Taishan)	佢
Mandalay (Taishan)	佢
Gan	Nanchang	渠
	Nanchang (Wangcheng)	渠
	Anyi	渠仂
	Lushan	渠
	Pengze	渠
	Duchang	渠, 渠儂
	Wuning (Quankou)	渠
	Poyang	渠
	Yugan	渠, 渠郎
	Wannian	渠
	Hengfeng	渠, 渠仂
	Yanshan	渠, 渠仂
	Leping	渠
	Yichun	渠
	Yifeng	渠
	Gao'an	渠
	Fengxin	渠
	Shanggao	渠
	Wanzai	渠
	Fengcheng	渠
	Xinyu	渠
	Fuzhou (Shangdundu)	渠
	Fuzhou (Dongxiang)	渠仂
	Nancheng	渠
	Nanfeng	渠仂, 渠
	Yihuang	渠
	Lichuan	渠
	Chongren	渠
	Pingxiang	他
	Lianhua	渠
	Ji'an	渠
	Yongfeng	渠
	Taihe	渠
	Xiajiang	渠
	Yongxin	渠
	Yingtan (Yujiang)	渠
	Guixi	渠, 渠仂
	Jianning	使
	Jinxian	渠
	Jinxi	渠
	Le'an	渠
	Guangchang	渠
	Anfu	渠
	Suichuan	渠
	Wan'an	渠
	Jing'an	渠
	Zhangshu	渠
	Xingan	渠
	Fenyi	渠
Hakka	Meixian	佢
	Xingning	佢
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	佢
	Huidong (Daling)	佢
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	佢
	Boluo (Bendihua)	佢
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	佢
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	佢
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	佢
	Wuhua (Meilin)	佢
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	佢
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	佢
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	佢
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	佢
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	佢
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	佢
	Liannan	佢
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	佢
	Jiexi	佢
	Changting	佢
	Shanghang	佢
	Longyan (Yongding)	佢
	Wuping	佢
	Wuping (Pingyu)	佢
	Liancheng	佢
	Ninghua	佢
	Qingliu	佢
	Yudu	佢
	Ruijin	佢
	Shicheng	佢
	Shangyou (Shexi)	佢
	Ganzhou (Nankang)	佢
	Dingnan	佢
	Longnan	佢
	Xunwu	佢
	Huichang	佢
	Chongyi	佢
	Xingguo	佢
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	佢
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	佢
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	佢
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	佢
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	佢
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	佢
	Hong Kong	佢
	Luchuan	佢
	Bobai (Shahe)	佢
	Bobai (Longtan)	佢
	Bobai (Lingping)	佢
	Bobai (Lingjiao)	佢
	Sabah (Longchuan)	佢
	Senai (Huiyang)	佢
	Kuching (Hepo)	佢
	Singkawang	佢
	Bangkok (Meixian)	佢
Huizhou	Jixi	渠, 渠仂
	Dexing	渠
	Chun'an (Qiandaohu)	渠
	Jiande (Meicheng)	渠
	Jiande (Shouchang)	渠, 渠儂
Jin	Taiyuan	他
	Yangyuan	他
	Datong	他
	Xinzhou	他
	Lüliang (Lishi)	他
	Changzhi	他
	Taibus (Baochang)	他
	Linhe	他
	Jining	他
	Hohhot	他
	Baotou	他
	Dongsheng	他
	Haibowan	他
	Erenhot	他
	Pingshan	他
	Zhangjiakou	他
	Handan	他
	Linzhou	他
	Suide	他
Northern Min	Jian'ou	渠
	Jian'ou (Dikou)	渠
	Songxi	渠
	Zhenghe	渠
	Zhenghe (Zhenqian)	渠
	Jianyang	渠
	Pucheng (Shibei)	渠
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	伊1
	Fuzhou (Changle)	伊1
	Lianjiang	伊1
	Fuqing	伊1
	Pingtan	伊1
	Yongtai	伊1
	Minqing	伊1
	Gutian	伊1
	Pingnan	伊1
	Luoyuan	伊1
	Fu'an	伊1
	Ningde	伊1
	Xiapu	伊1
	Zherong	伊1
	Shouning	伊1
	Zhouning	伊1
	Fuding	伊1
	Matsu	伊1
	Taishun	伊1
	Cangnan	伊1
	Sitiawan (Gutian)	伊1
Southern Min	Xiamen	伊1
	Xiamen (Tong'an)	伊1
	Quanzhou	伊1
	Jinjiang	伊1
	Nan'an	伊1
	Shishi	伊1
	Hui'an	伊1
	Anxi	伊1
	Yongchun	伊1
	Dehua	伊1
	Zhangzhou	伊1
	Zhangzhou (Longhai)	伊1
	Zhangzhou (Changtai)	伊1
	Hua'an	伊1
	Nanjing	伊1
	Pinghe	伊1
	Zhangpu	伊1
	Yunxiao	伊1
	Zhao'an	伊1
	Dongshan	伊1
	Taipei	伊1
	Taipei (Wanhua)	伊1
	Kaohsiung	伊1
	Kaohsiung (Cijin)	伊1
	Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang)	伊1
	Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang)	伊1
	Yilan	伊1
	Changhua (Lukang)	伊1
	Taichung	伊1
	Taichung (Wuqi)	伊1
	Tainan	伊1
	Taitung	伊1
	Hsinchu	伊1
	Kinmen	伊1
	Penghu (Magong)	伊1
	Penang (Hokkien)	伊1
	Singapore (Hokkien)	伊1
	Manila (Hokkien)	伊1
	Medan (Hokkien)	伊1
	Longyan	伊1
	Zhangping	伊1
	Datian	伊1
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	他, 伊1
	Guilin (Biyange)	伊1
	Cangnan	伊1
	Chaozhou	伊1
	Shantou	伊1
	Shantou (Chaoyang)	伊1
	Jieyang	伊1
	Haifeng	伊1
	Bangkok (Teochew)	伊1
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	伊1
	Singapore (Teochew)	伊1
	Pontianak (Teochew)	伊1
	Leizhou	伊1
	Wenchang	伊1
	Haikou	伊1
	Qionghai	伊1
	Singapore (Hainanese)	伊1
Puxian Min	Putian	伊1
	Xianyou	伊1
Central Min	Yong'an	渠
	Sanming (Sanyuan)	渠
	Sanming (Shaxian)	渠
	Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)	渠
Shaojiang Min	Shaowu	𠇼
	Guangze	𠇼
	Jiangle	渠
	Mingxi	渠
	Shunchang	渠
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	伊1
	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	伊1
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	佢
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	他
Shehua	Jingning (Hexi)	渠
Wu	Shanghai	伊2
	Shanghai (Songjiang)	是渠, 實渠, 渠
	Shanghai (Jiading)	伊2
	Shanghai (Chongming)	伊2
	Suzhou	俚, 俚倷, 唔倷
	Suzhou (Shengze, Wujiang)	伊2, 伊奴
	Wuxi	佗
	Changshu	伊2
	Nantong (Haimen)	他, 伊2
	Jiaxing	伊內
	Jiashan	伊2, 伊儂
	Pinghu	伊儂
	Haining (Yanguan)	伊2
	Tongxiang	伊2, 夷儂
	Haiyan	伊2, 葉內, 候內
	Changzhou	佗
	Danyang	他
	Nanjing (Gaochun)	他
	Huzhou	是其
	Changxing	是夷, 夷
	Anji	其
	Deqing	夷
	Hangzhou	他
	Hangzhou (Yuhang)	夷, 其
	Hangzhou (Lin'an)	夷, 是夷, 其
	Hangzhou (Fuyang)	夷, 是夷
	Hangzhou (Xiaoshan)	夷
	Tonglu	夷, 是夷
	Tonglu (Wusheng)	夷, 他
	Shaoxing	夷
	Zhuji	其
	Shengzhou	夷
	Xinchang	其
	Ningbo	渠, 渠儂
	Ningbo (Zhenhai)	其
	Ningbo (Fenghua)	其
	Yuyao	渠
	Cixi	渠
	Xiangshan	其, 像其
	Ninghai	其, 其儂
	Zhoushan	其
	Taizhou (Huangyan)	渠
	Tiantai	渠
	Xianju	渠
	Sanmen	渠
	Linhai	渠
	Wenling	渠
	Wenzhou	渠
	Yueqing	渠
	Yongjia (Fenglin)	渠
	Rui'an	渠
	Pingyang	渠
	Taishun	其
	Wencheng	渠
	Lishui	渠
	Qingtian	渠
	Jinyun	渠
	Wuyi (Liucheng)	渠
	Songyang (Xiping)	渠
	Yunhe	他, 其
	Jingning	他, 渠
	Qingyuan	渠
	Longquan	渠
	Quzhou	渠
Suichang	渠
Jiangshan	渠
Changshan	渠
Kaihua	渠
Longyou	渠, 渠儂
Jinhua	渠
Jinhua (Tangxi)	渠, 渠儂
Yiwu	渠
Yongkang	渠
Pujiang	其, 徐
Dongyang	渠
Wuyi	渠
Lanxi	渠, 渠儂
Xiang	Changsha	他
	Loudi	他
	Shuangfeng	他
	Quanzhou	他
Note	In spoken language, Chinese varieties in general do not distinguish gender/animacy in the third-person pronoun; distinctions are only sometimes made in writing. 佢 is commonly used in Yue, Hakka and Pinghua, while 渠 is more common in other varieties

Dialectal synonyms of 他 (“he”) [map]

Compounds

• 俚篤／俚笃

 

Japanese

Kanji

俚

(Hyōgai kanji)

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Readings

• Go-on: り (ri)
• Kan-on: り (ri)
• Kun: いやしい (iyashii, 俚しい)

Korean

Hanja

俚 (eum 리 (ri))

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Vietnamese

Han character

俚: Hán Nôm readings: lái, lia, lí

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References

• Nom Foundation