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掛礙

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Chinese

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to hang; to put up; to suspend to hinder; to obstruct; to block
trad. (掛礙/挂礙) /
simp. (挂碍)
alternative forms 罣礙罣碍
絓礙

Etymology

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Translation of Sanskrit आवरण (āvaraṇa, covering; hiding; obscuring; obstructing) or Sanskrit आलम्बन (ālambana, depending on or from; hanging from), as in चित्तावरण (cittāvaraṇa, literally thought-covering) or चित्तालम्बन (cittālambana, literally mental hanging) (Shi, 2014).

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (31)
Final () (32) (41)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Departing (H)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () II I
Fanqie
Baxter kweaH ngojH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kˠuɛH/ /ŋʌiH/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʷᵚæH/ /ŋəiH/
Shao
Rongfen
/kuæiH/ /ŋɒiH/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kwaɨjH/ /ŋəjH/
Li
Rong
/kuɛH/ /ŋᴀiH/
Wang
Li
/kwaiH/ /ŋɒiH/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/kwaiH/ /ŋɑ̆iH/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
guà ài
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
gwaai3 ngoi6

Verb

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掛礙

  1. (Buddhism, of the mind) to be hindered, thus unawakened; to be obstructed
  2. to obstruct; to hinder
  3. to worry; to be concerned

Synonyms

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  • (to hinder):
  • (to worry):

Antonyms

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  • (antonym(s) of to hinder):

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (罣礙 / 罣碍 (guà'ài)):
  • Japanese: 罣礙(けげ) (kege)
  • Korean: 가애(罣礙) (gaae)
  • Vietnamese: quái ngại (罣礙)