義 [义]

Jyutping ji6
Pinyin yì

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Yi
  2. (Tw) abbr. for 義大利|义大利[Yi4 da4 li4], Italy
  3. justice
  4. righteousness
  5. meaning
  6. foster (father etc)
  7. adopted
  8. artificial (tooth, limb etc)
  9. relationship
  10. friendship
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) 1. Moral; righteous; (of family)/Adoptive; (body part) Prosthetic
  2. justice/righteousness/meaning/foster (father etc)/adopted/artificial (tooth, limb etc)/relationship/friendship/a surname/chivalry/ideology/abbreviation for Italy/obligation/artificial/fake/for charity/to volunteer/a sub group of the 14K triad gang
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 語素
    合乎​公義​，​係​正確​，​所以​需要​做​嘅​事
    just and righteous; deeds ought to be done
    • 義工
      义工
      ji6 gung1
      volunteer
    • 義氣
      义气
      ji6 hei3
      chivalry towards friends or brothers
    • 正義感
      正义感
      zing3 ji6 gam2
      sense of justice
    • 見義勇為
      见义勇为
      gin3 ji6 jung5 wai4
      not to hesitate to do what is right
  2. 語素
    一個​符號​所​包含​嘅​內​容​或者​意思
    meaning
    • 意義
      意义
      ji3 ji6
      sense; meaning
    • 詞義
      词义
      ci4 ji6
      meaning of a word
  3. 語素
    有​其名​而​非​其實​，​名義​上​嘅​事物
    things that are not genuine but try to act like the real ones
    • 義母
      义母
      ji6 mou5
      stepmother
    • 義肢
      义肢
      ji6 zi1
      prosthetic
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, in-compounds
    artificial
    • 義肢
      义肢
      yì zhī
      prosthetic leg
  2. character, in-compounds
    adoptive or formally acknowledged as a relative but not related by blood
    • 義父
      义父
      yì fù
      person formally acknowledged as one's father
    • 義兄
      义兄
      yì xiōng
      sworn elder brother
  3. character
    right conduct; righteousness; justice; morality
    • 正義
      正义
      zhèng yì
      justice
    • 大義滅親
      大义灭亲
      dà yì miè qīn
      to place righteousness before family
  4. character
    a surname
  5. character
    meaning; implication
    • 歧義
      歧义
      qí yì
      ambiguity (in language or wording)
  6. character
    righteous or for the public good
    • 義師
      义师
      yì shī
      army fighting a just war
    • 義舉
      义举
      yì jǔ
      magnanimous act undertaken for the public good
  7. character
    ties between people; relationship
    • 忘恩負義
      忘恩负义
      wàn gēn fù yì
      to be devoid of gratefulness; to forget someone’s kindness and turn one’s back on him
    • 有情有義
      有情有义
      yǒu qíng yǒu yì
      having affection and faith
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. right conduct, righteousness
  2. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    IK
  3. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    TGHQI
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级汉字表 #255
  2. HSK3 高等手写字表 #428
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    如果你没有其它可说的，那对我说“嗨，你怎么样？”就毫无意义。
    如果你沒有其它可説的，那對我説“嗨，你怎麼樣？”就毫無意義。
    rú guǒ nǐ méi yǒu qí tā kě shuō de ， nà duì wǒ shuō “ hāi ， nǐ zěn me yàng ？” jiù háo wú yì yì 。
    • There's no point saying "Hi, how are you?" to me if you have nothing else to say.
  2. Mandarin
    你有义务还债。
    你有義務還債。
    nǐ yǒu yì wù huán zhài 。
    • You are liable for the debt.
    • You're liable for the debt.
  3. Mandarin
    我们的生活不是由物质，而是由精神来下定义的。
    我們的生活不是由物質，而是由精神來下定義的。
    wǒ men de shēng huó bú shi yóu wù zhì ， ér shì yóu jīng shén lái xià dìng yì de 。
    • Not material, but spiritual things determine our life.
  4. Mandarin
    彼得是一个利他主义的游戏玩家，他会把东西给需要的人，而不是为一己之私利出售。
    彼得是一個利他主義的遊戲玩家，他會把東西給需要的人，而不是為一己之私利出售。
    bǐ dé shì yí gè lì tā zhǔ yì de yóu xì wán jiā ， tā huì bǎ dōng xī gěi xū yào de rén ， ér bú shi wèi yī jǐ zhī sī lì chū shòu 。
    • Peter was an altruistic video game player; he would give items to people who needed them, rather than selling them for personal profit.
  5. Mandarin
    我们从不支持恐怖主义。
    我們從不支持恐怖主義。
    wǒ men cóng bù zhī chí kǒng bù zhǔ yì 。
    • We will never support terrorism.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    佢话佢系社会主义者，但系佢就有两间屋同埋一架劳斯莱斯。
    佢話佢係社會主義者，但係佢就有兩間屋同埋一架勞斯萊斯。
    keoi5 waa2 keoi5 hai6 se5 wui2 zyu2 ji6 ze2 ， daan6 hai6 keoi5 zau6 jau5 loeng5 gaan1 uk1 tung4 maai4 jat1 gaa3 lou4 si1 loi4 si1 。
    • He claims to be a socialist, and yet he has two houses and a Rolls Royce.
  2. Cantonese
    你仲喺度谂紧生命嘅意义呀？
    你仲喺度諗緊生命嘅意義呀？
    nei5 zung6 hai2 dou6 nam2 gan2 sang1 ming6 ge3 ji3 ji6 aa3 ？
    • You are still asking yourself what the meaning of life is?
  3. Cantonese
    共产主义喺失败嘅，而无产阶级专政宜家亦都已经被淘汰啦。虽然资本主义逐渐取而代之，但喺现时嘅资本主义对于人类嚟讲重喺一个威胁。
    共產主義喺失敗嘅，而無產階級專政宜家亦都已經被淘汰啦。雖然資本主義逐漸取而代之，但喺現時嘅資本主義對於人類嚟講重喺一個威脅。
    gung6 caan2 zyu2 ji6 hai2 sat1 baai6 ge3 ， ji4 mou4 caan2 gaai1 kap1 zyun1 zing3 ji4 gaa1 jik6 dou1 ji5 ging1 bei6 tou4 taai3 laa1 。 seoi1 jin4 zi1 bun2 zyu2 ji6 zuk6 zim6 ceoi2 ji4 doi6 zi1 ， daan6 hai2 jin6 si4 ge3 zi1 bun2 zyu2 ji6 deoi3 jyu1 jan4 leoi6 lai4 gong2 cung4 hai2 jat1 go3 wai1 hip3 。
    • Since communism became obsolete and the dictatorship of the proletariat is out of date, capitalism proves to be the best so far, even though it itself is still a threat for humanity.
  4. Cantonese
    我谂喺语言呢个咁和平嘅领域入面都会有基本教义派同埋激进分子⋯⋯
    我諗喺語言呢個咁和平嘅領域入面都會有基本教義派同埋激進分子⋯⋯
    ngo5 nam2 hai2 jyu5 jin4 nei4 go3 gam3 wo4 ping4 ge3 ling5 wik6 jap6 min6 dou1 wui2 jau5 gei1 bun2 gaau3 ji6 paai3 tung4 maai4 gik1 zeon3 fan1 zi2 ⋯ ⋯
    • I guess that there are fundamentalists and radicals even in the relatively peaceful domain of language...
  5. Cantonese
    我可唔可以指住粒苹果嚟定义咩叫红色？
    我可唔可以指住粒蘋果嚟定義咩叫紅色？
    ngo5 ho2 m4 ho2 ji5 zi2 zyu6 lap1 ping4 gwo2 lai4 ding6 ji6 me1 giu3 hung4 sik1 ？
    • Is it possible to define the colour red by pointing to an apple?
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    义冢
    義塚
    ji6 cung2
    • a cemetery or tomb whose burial service is provided by a charity for free and which is often managed by the charity
  2. Cantonese
    社运人士同公义一样，系一定会迟到嘅。
    社運人士同公義一樣，係一定會遲到嘅。
    se5 wan6 jan4 si6 tung4 gung1 ji6 jat1 joeng6, hai6 jat1 ding6 wui5 ci4 dou3 ge3.
    • Social activists are like justice: for sure they come late.
  3. Cantonese
    从容就义
    從容就義
    sung1 jung4 zau6 ji6
    • to die for belief unflichingly
  4. Cantonese
    忘恩负义
    忘恩負義
    • to be utterly ungrateful
    • to be ungrateful
  5. Cantonese
    强烈保护主义色彩
    強烈保護主義色彩
    koeng4 lit6 bou2 wu6 zyu2 ji6 sik1 coi2
    • strong protectionism
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    帝国主义亡我之心不死
    帝國主義亡我之心不死
    dì guó zhǔ yì wáng wǒ zhī xīn bù sǐ
    • the imperialists have not given up on the desire to subjugate our country
  2. Mandarin
    日本字。吾国人通读之若动。训解不一。政法书所见者均为勤业劳力之义。经济学称劳动为生产三要素之一。又自动车之动。即拆其字谓乘人自动之意也。
    日本字。吾國人通讀之若動。訓解不一。政法書所見者均為勤業勞力之義。經濟學稱勞動為生產三要素之一。又自動車之動。即拆其字謂乘人自動之意也。
    rì běn zì ． wú guó rén tōng dú zhī ruò dòng ． xùn jiě bù yī ． zhèng fǎ shū suǒ jiàn zhě jūn wèi qín yè láo lì zhī yì ． jīng jì xué chēng láo dòng wèi shēng chǎn sān yào sù zhī yī ． yòu zì dòng chē zhī dòng ． jí chāi qí zì wèi chéng rén zì dòng zhī yì yě ．
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    他每天不是上班，就是去做义工，一点儿休息的时间都没有。
    他每天不是上班，就是去做義工，一點兒休息的時間都沒有。
    tā měi tiān bú shì shàng bān ， jiù shì qù zuò yì gōng ， yī diǎn r5 xiū xī de shí jiān dōu méi yǒu ．
    • Every day, he either goes to work or volunteers, not leaving any time for rest.
  4. Mandarin
    因信称义
    因信稱義
    yīn xìn chēng yì
    • to be justified by faith
  5. Mandarin
    求你塑我个性，求你驯我心意，让我好怜悯公义，时时与你同行。
    求你塑我個性，求你馴我心意，讓我好憐憫公義，時時與你同行。
    qiú nǐ sù wǒ gè xìng ， qiú nǐ xùn wǒ xīn yì ， ràng wǒ hào lián mǐn gōng yì ， shí shí yǔ nǐ tóng xíng ．
    • May you mould my character, may you take control of my intentions, so that I may love mercy and justice and walk with you always.