容易

Chinese

		to hold; to contain; to allow to hold; to contain; to allow; appearance; look; countenance	change; easy; simple
simp. and trad. (容易)		容	易

Etymology

Rebracketing of 何容易 (OC *ɡaːl loŋ leɡ, “how can one + change”) with influence from 易 (OC *leːɡs, “easy”).

漢人以何容二字引易字，容易非連綴文，自杜詩與奮偶，又楊倞注荀子云，忽然、言容易也，後人遂轉相傳飛，言易者、矢口必兼言容。 [MSC, trad.]
汉人以何容二字引易字，容易非连缀文，自杜诗与奋偶，又杨倞注荀子云，忽然、言容易也，后人遂转相传飞，言易者、矢口必兼言容。 [MSC, simp.]

From: s:zh:通俗編/12

Hàn rén yǐ héróng èr zì yǐn yì zì, róngyì fēi liánzhuì wén, zì Dù shī yǔ fèn ǒu, yòu Yáng 倞 zhù Xúnzǐ yún, hūrán, yán róngyì yě, hòurén suì zhuǎnxiàng chuánfēi, yán yì zhě, shǐkǒu bì jiān yán róng. [Pinyin]

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): róngyì

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jung⁴ ji⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yùng-yi
Min Nan (POJ): iông-ī

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: róngyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rongyih
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐʊŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jung⁴ ji⁶
  - Yale: yùhng yih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jung⁴ ji⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: yung⁴ yi⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²¹ jiː²²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yùng-yi
  - Hakka Romanization System: iungˇ i
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yung² yi⁴
  - IPA: /i̯uŋ¹¹ i⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yùng-yi
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iungˇ (r)i
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yung² yi⁴
  - IPA: /(j)i̯uŋ¹¹ (j)i⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iông-ī
  - Tâi-lô: iông-ī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iong'i
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² i²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² i⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɔŋ¹³⁻²² i²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ i³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ²³⁻³³ i³³/

Middle Chinese: /jɨoŋ jiᴇ^H/▼

Rime
Character	容	易
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	鍾 (7)	支 (11)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	餘封切	以豉切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨoŋ/	/jiᴇ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/jioŋ/	/jiɛ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ioŋ/	/jɛ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/juawŋ/	/jiə̆^H/
Li Rong	/ioŋ/	/ie^H/
Wang Li	/jĭwoŋ/	/jǐe^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯woŋ/	/ie̯^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yóng	yì

Adjective

容易

easy; simple
容易使用 ― róngyì shǐyòng ― to be easy to use

戒煙比我想象中容易多了。 [MSC, trad.]
戒烟比我想象中容易多了。 [MSC, simp.]
Jièyān bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng zhōng róngyì duō le. [Pinyin]
Quitting smoking was easier than I imagined.
likely; liable
容易發生 / 容易发生 ― róngyì fāshēng ― to be likely to occur
(colloquial, in rhetorical questions and negative sentences) having an easy life
我容易嗎我？ / 我容易吗我？ ― Wǒ róngyì ma wǒ? ― How on earth do you think my life is easy?
(literary) rash; hasty; careless; flippant
(literary) impudent; wanton; unbridled
(literary) negligent; careless

Synonyms

(easy): (literary) 輕易／轻易 (qīngyì)
(rash): 草率 (cǎoshuài), 輕率／轻率 (qīngshuài), (literary) 輕易／轻易 (qīngyì)
(impudent): 放肆 (fàngsì)
(negligent): 粗心 (cūxīn), 大意 (dàyi), 馬虎／马虎 (mǎhu), 疏忽 (shūhu)

Antonyms

(easy): 困難／困难 (kùnnan), 難／难 (nán)

Derived terms

Derived terms from 容易

不容易 (bùróngyì)
不輕容易／不轻容易
呼蛇容易遣蛇難／呼蛇容易遣蛇难
好不容易 (hǎobùróngyì)
好容易 (hǎoróngyì)
捉虎容易放虎難／捉虎容易放虎难
放虎容易擒虎難／放虎容易擒虎难

明鎗容易躲，暗劍最難防／明𬬰容易躲，暗剑最难防
明鎗容易躲，暗箭最難防／明𬬰容易躲，暗箭最难防
談何容易／谈何容易 (tánhéróngyì)
請神容易送神難／请神容易送神难 (qǐng shén róngyì sòng shén nán)
起頭容易結梢難／起头容易结梢难
非同容易

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (容易):

→ Japanese: 容 (よう)易 (い) (yōi)
→ Korean: 용이 (容易, yong-i)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
容	易
よう Grade: 5	い Grade: 5
on’yomi

Adjectival noun

容易 (-na inflection, hiragana ようい, rōmaji yōi)

easy, simple

Inflection

Inflection of 容易

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	容易だろ	よういだろ	yōi daro
Continuative (連用形)	容易で	よういで	yōi de
Terminal (終止形)	容易だ	よういだ	yōi da
Attributive (連体形)	容易な	よういな	yōi na
Hypothetical (仮定形)	容易なら	よういなら	yōi nara
Imperative (命令形)	容易であれ	よういであれ	yōi de are
Key constructions
Informal negative	容易ではない容易じゃない	よういではないよういじゃない	yōi de wa nai yōi ja nai
Informal past	容易だった	よういだった	yōi datta
Informal negative past	容易ではなかった容易じゃなかった	よういではなかったよういじゃなかった	yōi de wa nakatta yōi ja nakatta
Formal	容易です	よういです	yōi desu
Formal negative	容易ではありません容易じゃありません	よういではありませんよういじゃありません	yōi de wa arimasen yōi ja arimasen
Formal past	容易でした	よういでした	yōi deshita
Formal negative past	容易ではありませんでした容易じゃありませんでした	よういではありませんでしたよういじゃありませんでした	yōi de wa arimasen deshita yōi ja arimasen deshita
Conjunctive	容易で	よういで	yōi de
Conditional	容易なら（ば）	よういなら（ば）	yōi nara (ba)
Provisional	容易だったら	よういだったら	yōi dattara
Volitional	容易だろう	よういだろう	yōi darō
Adverbial	容易に	よういに	yōi ni
Degree	容易さ	よういさ	yōisa

Noun

容易 (hiragana ようい, rōmaji yōi)

ease, simplicity

Korean

Hanja in this term
容	易

Noun

容易 • (yong-i) (hangeul 용이)

Hanja form^? of 용이 (“easiness; simplicity”).

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