自繇

Chinese

		from; self; oneself from; self; oneself; since	cause; means; interpretations of the trigrams cause; means; interpretations of the trigrams; folk-song; forced labour
trad. (自繇)		自	繇
simp. #(自繇)		自	繇

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zìyóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zìyóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zìhyóu
    • Wade–Giles: tzŭ⁴-yu²
    • Yale: dz̀-yóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyhyou
    • Palladius: цзыю (czyju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

自繇

1. Alternative form of 自由 (zìyóu)
2. liberty (as opposite to freedom, coined by Yan Fu)

   由繇二字，古相通假，今此译遇自繇字，皆作自繇。不作自由者，非以为古也。视其字依两文规例，本一系名，非虚乃实，写为自繇。欲略示区别而已。