陰狀

Chinese

		(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady	accusation; suit; state accusation; suit; state; condition; strong; great
trad. (陰狀)		陰	狀
simp. (阴状)		阴	状

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yīnzhuàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yīnzhuàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄣ ㄓㄨㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yinjhuàng
    • Wade–Giles: yin¹-chuang⁴
    • Yale: yīn-jwàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: injuanq
    • Palladius: иньчжуан (inʹčžuan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵¹/

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Cantonese”)

Noun

陰狀

1. suicide note listing one's grievances

   • 喺個屍身套褲裡頭、搵出一張陰狀嚟、狀上寫嘅都係告子園嘅說話 [Cantonese, trad.]
     喺个尸身套裤里头、揾出一张阴状嚟、状上写嘅都系告子园嘅说话 [Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 粵音指南·上卷, 卷之二　官商吐屬

     hai² go³ si¹ san¹ tou³ fu³ leoi⁵ tau⁴, wan² ceot¹ jat¹ zoeng¹ jam¹ zong⁶ lai⁴, zong⁶ soeng⁶ se² ge³ dou¹ hai⁶ gou³ zi² jyun⁴ ge³ syut³ waa⁶ [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

See also

• 告陰狀 / 告阴状