悲壯

Chinese

		sad; sadness; sorrow sad; sadness; sorrow; grief	to strengthen; strong; robust
trad. (悲壯)		悲	壯
simp. (悲壮)		悲	壮

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bēizhuàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟ ㄓㄨㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei¹ zong³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pi-chòng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bēizhuàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ ㄓㄨㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: beijhuàng
    • Wade–Giles: pei¹-chuang⁴
    • Yale: bēi-jwàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: beijuanq
    • Palladius: бэйчжуан (bɛjčžuan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bei¹ zong³
    • Yale: bēi jong
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bei¹ dzong³
    • Guangdong Romanization: béi¹ zong³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯⁵⁵ t͡sɔːŋ³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pi-chòng
    • Tâi-lô: pi-tsòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pizoxng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pi³³ t͡sɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pi⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pi⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔŋ²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: pij tsrjangH

Rime
Character	悲	壯
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)	莊 (18)
Final (韻)	脂 (17)	陽 (105)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	府眉切	側亮切
Baxter	pij	tsrjangH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/pˠiɪ/	/t͡ʃɨɐŋH/
Pan Wuyun	/pᵚi/	/ʈ͡ʂiɐŋH/
Shao Rongfen	/piɪ/	/t͡ʃiɑŋH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pji/	/ʈ͡ʂɨaŋH/
Li Rong	/pji/	/t͡ʃiaŋH/
Wang Li	/pi/	/t͡ʃĭaŋH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/pi/	/ʈ͡ʂi̯aŋH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bī	zhuàng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bei1	zong3

Adjective

悲壯

1. solemn and stirring; tragic and heroic; moving and tragic