避役

Chinese

		avoid; shun; flee avoid; shun; flee; escape; leave; to keep away; to leave; to hide	service
trad. (避役)		避	役
simp. #(避役)		避	役

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bìyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˋ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei⁶ jik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bìyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˋ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bìyì
    • Wade–Giles: pi⁴-i⁴
    • Yale: bì-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bihyih
    • Palladius: бии (bii)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 敝邑 裨益 辟易 避役

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bei⁶ jik⁶
    • Yale: beih yihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bei⁶ jik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: béi⁶ yig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯²² jɪk̚²/

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• Middle Chinese: bjieH ywek

Rime
Character	避	役
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	並 (3)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	支 (11)	昔 (124)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	毗義切	營隻切
Baxter	bjieH	ywek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/biᴇH/	/jwiᴇk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/biɛH/	/jʷiɛk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/bjɛH/	/iuæk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/biə̆H/	/jwiajk̚/
Li Rong	/bieH/	/iuɛk̚/
Wang Li	/bǐeH/	/jĭwɛk̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/bʱie̯H/	/i̯wɛk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bì	yù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bei6	wik6

Verb

避役

1. (Classical) to evade corvees

Noun

避役

1. (sciences, uncommon) chameleon

Synonyms

• 變色龍／变色龙 (biànsèlóng)
• 變色蜥蜴／变色蜥蜴 (biànsè xīyì)