意譯

See also: 意译, and 意訳

Chinese

		idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)	to translate; to interpret
trad. (意譯)		意	譯
simp. (意译)		意	译
anagram		譯意／译意

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji³ jik⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ì-e̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): i³ êg⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìyì
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-i⁴
    • Yale: yì-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihyih
    • Palladius: ии (ii)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji³ jik⁶
    • Yale: yi yihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji³ jik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi³ yig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː³³ jɪk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ì-e̍k
    • Tâi-lô: ì-i̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ie'ek
    • IPA (Xiamen): /i²¹⁻⁵³ iɪk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /i¹¹⁻⁵³ iɪk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /i²¹⁻⁴¹ iɪk̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: i³ êg⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ì e̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ek̚⁴/

Verb

意譯

1. (linguistics, translation studies) to translate (a passage) freely; to translate using paraphrasing
2. (linguistics, translation studies) to translate (a word) into another language by meaning (as opposed to by sound); to calque

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “to translate freely”): 直譯／直译 (zhíyì)
• (antonym(s) of “to translate a word by meaning”): 音譯／音译 (yīnyì)

Noun

意譯

1. (linguistics, translation studies) free translation; paraphrase
2. (linguistics, translation studies) word translated from another language by meaning; calque