形而上

Chinese

		to appear; to look; form to appear; to look; form; shape	and; as well as; but (not) and; as well as; but (not); yet (not); (shows causal relation); (shows change of state); (shows contrast)	up; on; on top up; on; on top; upon; first; previous or last; upper; higher; above; previous; to climb; to go into; to go up
simp. and trad. (形而上)		形	而	上

Etymology

From I Ching. “Metaphysical” sense introduced by Inoue Tetsujirō; see 形而上學.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xíng'érshàng

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄦˊ ㄕㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jing⁴ ji⁴ soeng⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xíng'érshàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄦˊ ㄕㄤˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngerlshanq
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ ˀɤɻ³⁵ ʂɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jing⁴ ji⁴ soeng⁶
  - Yale: yìhng yìh seuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jing⁴ ji⁴ soeng⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ying⁴ yi⁴ sêng⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /jɪŋ²¹ jiː²¹ sœ̽ːŋ²²/

Noun

形而上

(philosophy) abstract or intangible things

Derived terms

形而上學／形而上学 (xíng'érshàngxué)

Synonyms

形上 (xíngshàng)

Antonyms

形而下

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