孽障

Chinese

		consequence of sin	to block; to hinder; to obstruct
trad. (孽障)		孽	障
simp. #(孽障)		孽	障

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): nièzhàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄤˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): неҗон (ni͡əžon, I-III)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jip⁶ zoeng³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: nièzhàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nièjhàng
    • Wade–Giles: nieh⁴-chang⁴
    • Yale: nyè-jàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niehjanq
    • Palladius: нечжан (nečžan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: неҗон (ni͡əžon, I-III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /niə²⁴ ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jip⁶ zoeng³
    • Yale: yihp jeung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jip⁹ dzoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yib⁶ zêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːp̚² t͡sœːŋ³³/

Noun

孽障

1. evil creature
2. (Buddhism) retribution for the sins of a previous life

Synonyms

• 業障／业障 (yèzhàng)

Adjective

孽障

1. (Dungan) pitiful; pitiable; poor
   • Iasyr Shivaza, Ясыр Шывазы, “Хырхызстан”, in 《中亚回族著名诗人亚瑟儿·十娃子精选诗集》, →ISBN, page 4:

     Чын бый нянҗя Ала-Тоо / Мә җян тэен, / Хи йүн яди шынхуанли, / Жын тэ неҗон.

     Čɨn bɨy ni͡anži͡a Ala-Too / Mə ži͡an tei͡ən, / Hi yün i͡adi šɨnhuanli, / Řɨn te ni͡əžon.
     成百年價Ала-Тоо / 沒見太陽， / 黑雲壓的呻喚哩， / 人太孽障。

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Synonyms

• (pitiful): 可憐／可怜 (kělián), (Hokkien) 可憐代／可怜代, (Sichuan, Xiang) 造孽