比翼

Chinese

		side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio	wing
trad. (比翼)		比	翼
simp. #(比翼)		比	翼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǐyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei² jik⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǐyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǐyì
    • Wade–Giles: pi³-i⁴
    • Yale: bǐ-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biiyih
    • Palladius: бии (bii)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 比翼 筆意／笔意 筆譯／笔译 鄙意

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bei² jik⁶
    • Yale: béi yihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bei² jik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: béi² yig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯³⁵ jɪk̚²/

Verb

比翼

1. to fly wing to wing; often invoked in metaphor to describe romance

   • 寧與黃鵠比翼乎？將與雞鶩爭食乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     宁与黄鹄比翼乎？将与鸡鹜争食乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE, translated based on David Hawkes' version

     Nìnɡ yǔ huánghú bǐyì hū? Jiāng yǔ jī wù zhēng shí hū? [Pinyin]

     Is it better to match wing-tips with the flying swan, or to dispute for scraps with chicken and ducks?

   • 鳥南飛，鳥南返，鳥兒比翼何日再歸還，哀我何孤單。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
     鸟南飞，鸟南返，鸟儿比翼何日再归还，哀我何孤单。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

     From: 1962, 鳳閣恩仇未了情 (Cantonese opera)

     niu⁵ naam⁴ fei¹, niu⁵ naam⁴ faan², niu⁵ ji⁴ bei² jik⁶ ho⁴ jat⁶ zoi³ gwai¹ waan⁴, oi¹ ngo⁵ ho⁴ gu¹ daan¹. [Jyutping]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Derived terms

• 比翼雙飛／比翼双飞 (bǐyìshuāngfēi)
• 比翼鳥／比翼鸟 (bǐyìniǎo)
• 比翼齊飛／比翼齐飞 (bǐyìqífēi)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
比	翼
ひ Grade: 5	よく Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

Derived from Middle Chinese 比翼 (MC bjij|pjijX|bjijH|pjijH|bjit yik).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひよく [hìyókú] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) ひ​よく [híꜜyòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [çijo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

比(ひ)翼(よく) • (hiyoku) ^{←ひよく (fyoku)?}

1. (literary) flying wing to wing; often invoked in metaphor to describe romance
2. (tailoring) Short for 比翼仕立て (hiyokushitate, “a traditional garment construction technique for making a single layered garment appear lined”).

Derived terms

• 比翼塚(ひよくづか) (hiyokuzuka)
• 比翼(ひよく)の鳥(とり) (hiyokunotori)
• 比翼紋(ひよくもん) (hiyokumon)
• 比翼連理(ひよくれんり) (hiyokurenri)