玄學

Chinese

		black; mysterious	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology
trad. (玄學)		玄	學
simp. (玄学)		玄	学

Etymology

“metaphysics”: Translation of metaphysics coined by Yan Fu.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuánxué

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁴ hok⁶
Min Nan (POJ): hiân-ha̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xuánxué
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyuanshyue
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ ɕɥ̯œ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyun⁴ hok⁶
  - Yale: yùhn hohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁴ hok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yun⁴ hog⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jyːn²¹ hɔːk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiân-ha̍k
  - Tâi-lô: hiân-ha̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hienhak
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn¹³⁻²² hak̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² hak̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn²⁴⁻²² hak̚²⁴/

Noun

玄學

dark learning; a mystical school that developed in the 3rd and 4th centuries, characterized by metaphysical speculations seeking to adapt Taoist theories to a Confucian milieu
metaphysics
Synonyms: 形而上學／形而上学 (xíng'érshàngxué)
(by extension, neologism, Internet slang, humorous) a misbelief that doing certain things will increase one's luck, especially one's luck in games with gacha mechanics.

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