淫
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See also: 婬
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Han character
淫 (Kangxi radical 85, 水+8, 11 strokes, cangjie input 水月竹土 (EBHG), four-corner 32114, composition ⿰氵㸒)
Derived characters
- 𠽍, 𢴏, 𪱬, 𤎛, 𦹻, 霪, 𱎍
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 631, character 9
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 17678
- Dae Jaweon: page 1033, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 3, page 1654, character 4
- Unihan data for U+6DEB
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *k-jim ~ k-jum (“house”). Compare Burmese အိမ် (im, “house”).
Noun
淫 (*jəm)
References
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *lɯm) : semantic 氵 (“water”) + phonetic 㸒 ().
Etymology
- “to soak; excessive; to let loose; licentious”
- Related to 婬 (OC *lɯm, “licentious”), 霪 (OC *lɯm, “heavy rain”) and 霖 (OC *ɡ·rɯm, “continued rain”) (Wang, 1982). More allofams possibly include 瀋 (OC *l̥ʰjɯmʔ, “liquid”) and 沉 (OC *l'um, “to submerge”) (Schuessler, 2007). Probably related to Proto-Sino-Tibetan *l-(t/d)jam (“to fill, flat”).
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jam4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yìm
- Eastern Min (BUC): ìng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): îm / tâm
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6yin
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄣˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yín
- Wade–Giles: yin2
- Yale: yín
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yn
- Palladius: инь (inʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /in³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jam4
- Yale: yàhm
- Cantonese Pinyin: jam4
- Guangdong Romanization: yem4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐm²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yìm
- Hakka Romanization System: imˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: yim2
- Sinological IPA: /im¹¹/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yìm
- Hakka Romanization System: (r)imˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: yim2
- Sinological IPA: /(j)im¹¹/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ìng
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: yim
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*N.r[ə]m/
- (Zhengzhang): /*lɯm/
Definitions
淫
- to soak; to permeate; to drench
- to paint; to dye; to decorate
- to spread; to diffuse; to become prominent
- to move around; to shift; to travel
- to exceed boundary; to overstep one's authority
- excessive; uncontrolled; immoderate; overindulgent
- great; sizeable; immense; big
- (alt. form 霪) to rain for a prolonged period of time; to have continuous heavy rain
- meretricious; flashy; ostentatious
- extravagant; squandering; wasteful
- evil; wicked; sinful; crafty
- in disorder; disorderly; chaotic; disorganised
- to confuse or be confused; to make someone dazed and confused
- to let someone have his or her own way; to allow to run wild
- (alt. form 婬／淫) to indulge in; to overindulge; to abandon oneself in; to be greedy for
- (alt. form 婬／淫) to have illicit sexual relations; to commit adultery
- (alt. form 婬／淫) licentious; obscene; lewd; lascivious; depraved; pornographic
- 又每見人言：番婦多淫，產後一兩日，即與夫合。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: c. 1300, 周達觀 (Zhou Daguan), 《真臘風土記》 (The Customs of Cambodia)
- Yòu měi jiàn rén yán: fān fù duō yín, chǎn hòu yī liǎng rì, jí yǔ fū hé. [Pinyin]
- Then again, I have often heard people say that the native women are very lascivious, so that a day or two after giving birth they are immediately coupling with their husbands. (Adapted from translation by Peter Harris)
又每见人言：番妇多淫，产后一两日，即与夫合。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- Alternative form of 深 (shēn, “deep; deeply”)
Compounds
- 不淫
- 侵淫
- 六淫
- 冶容誨淫／冶容诲淫
- 口淫 (kǒuyín)
- 奇技淫巧 (qíjìyínqiǎo)
- 奸淫 (jiānyín)
- 姦夫淫婦／奸夫淫妇
- 姦淫／奸淫 (jiānyín)
- 姦淫擄掠／奸淫掳掠
- 姦盜邪淫／奸盗邪淫
- 宣淫
- 富貴不淫／富贵不淫
- 意淫 (yìyín)
- 慆淫
- 手淫 (shǒuyín)
- 書淫／书淫 (shūyín)
- 朋淫
- 樂而不淫／乐而不淫 (lè'érbùyín)
- 汎淫／泛淫
- 沉湎淫逸
- 泛淫
- 流淫 (liúyín)
- 浸淫
- 淫亂／淫乱 (yínluàn)
- 淫佚
- 淫具 (yínjù)
- 淫凶 (yínxiōng)
- 淫刑
- 淫哇
- 淫奔
- 淫威 (yínwēi)
- 淫婦／淫妇 (yínfù)
- 淫媟
- 淫媾
- 淫學／淫学
- 淫巧
- 淫心慝行
- 淫惠
- 淫情浪態／淫情浪态
- 淫慾／淫欲 (yínyù)
- 淫業／淫业
- 淫樂／淫乐
- 淫氣／淫气
- 淫水 (yínshuǐ)
- 淫污 (yínwū)
- 淫汙穢臭／淫污秽臭
- 淫液
- 淫淫
- 淫潦
- 淫濫／淫滥
- 淫猥 (yínwěi)
- 淫祀 (yínsì)
- 淫祠
- 淫視／淫视
- 淫穢／淫秽 (yínhuì)
- 淫羊藿 (yínyánghuò)
- 淫蕩／淫荡 (yíndàng)
- 淫褻／淫亵 (yín xiè)
- 淫語／淫语 (yínyǔ)
- 淫賤／淫贱 (yínjiàn)
- 淫辭／淫辞
- 淫遊／淫游
- 淫邪
- 淫雨 (yínyǔ)
- 淫靡 (yínmǐ)
- 淫風／淫风 (yínfēng)
- 淫鬼
- 滯淫／滞淫
- 煩淫／烦淫
- 狂淫
- 福善禍淫／福善祸淫 (fúshànhuòyín)
- 自淫 (zìyín)
- 荒淫 (huāngyín)
- 荒淫無度／荒淫无度 (huāngyínwúdù)
- 荒淫無恥／荒淫无耻 (huāngyínwúchǐ)
- 荒淫無道／荒淫无道
- 行淫
- 詖淫／诐淫
- 誨淫／诲淫
- 誨淫性／诲淫性
- 誨淫誨盜／诲淫诲盗
- 誨盜誨淫／诲盗诲淫
- 諂淫／谄淫
- 買淫／买淫 (mǎiyín)
- 賣淫／卖淫 (màiyín)
- 辟淫
- 閉淫／闭淫
- 陋淫
- 風淫／风淫
- 飽暖生淫／饱暖生淫
- 驕奢淫佚／骄奢淫佚 (jiāoshēyínyì)
- 驕奢淫泆／骄奢淫泆
- 驕奢淫逸／骄奢淫逸 (jiāoshēyínyì)
- 驕淫／骄淫
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yàn
- Wade–Giles: yen4
- Yale: yàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yann
- Palladius: янь (janʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɛn⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jim6
- Yale: yihm
- Cantonese Pinyin: jim6
- Guangdong Romanization: yim6
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːm²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
淫
Pronunciation 3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yáo
- Wade–Giles: yao2
- Yale: yáu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yau
- Palladius: яо (jao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jiu4
- Yale: yìuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jiu4
- Guangdong Romanization: yiu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiːu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
淫
- (mythology, historical) Alternative name for 瑤池／瑶池 (Yáochí, “a legendary body of water”).
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