尊王攘夷

尊王攘夷

Chinese

		to revere the emperor; reverence for the emperor	to repel the barbarians; expulsion of the foreigners
simp. and trad. (尊王攘夷)		尊王	攘夷

Etymology

This phrase first appears in Chinese literature beginning in the Warring States period, some time between 475 BC and 221 BC.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zūnwángrǎngyí, zūnwángrángyí

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄣ ㄨㄤˊ ㄖㄤˇ ㄧˊ, ㄗㄨㄣ ㄨㄤˊ ㄖㄤˊ ㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Pinyin: zūnwángrǎngyí
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄣ ㄨㄤˊ ㄖㄤˇ ㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuenwangraangyi
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ u̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʐɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ i³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Pinyin: zūnwángrángyí
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄣ ㄨㄤˊ ㄖㄤˊ ㄧˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuenwangrangyi
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ u̯ɑŋ³⁵ ʐɑŋ³⁵ i³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡suən  ɦʉɐŋ  ȵɨɐŋ  jiɪ/▼

Rime
Character	尊	王	攘	夷
Reading #	1/1	1/2	1/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	精 (13)	云 (35)	日 (38)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	魂 (55)	陽 (106)	陽 (105)	脂 (15)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III	III	III
Fanqie	祖昆切	雨方切	汝陽切	以脂切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡suən/	/ɦʉɐŋ/	/ȵɨɐŋ/	/jiɪ/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡suon/	/ɦʷiɐŋ/	/ȵiɐŋ/	/ji/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡suən/	/ɣiuɑŋ/	/ȵʑiɑŋ/	/jɪ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡swən/	/ɦuaŋ/	/ȵɨaŋ/	/ji/
Li Rong	/t͡suən/	/ɣiuaŋ/	/ȵiaŋ/	/i/
Wang Li	/t͡suən/	/ɣĭwaŋ/	/ȵʑĭaŋ/	/ji/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡suən/	/iwaŋ/	/ȵʑi̯aŋ/	/i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zūn	wáng	ráng	yí

Phrase

尊王攘夷

1. revere the king and expel the barbarians

See also

• 尊王 (zūnwáng)
• 尊皇
• 尊皇攘夷

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
尊	王	攘	夷
そん Grade: 6	おう > のう Grade: 1	じょう Hyōgaiji	い Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Alternative forms

• 尊皇攘夷

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • IPA^(key): [sõ̞nːo̞ː d͡ʑo̞ːi]

Phrase

尊王攘夷 (hiragana そんのうじょうい, rōmaji sonnō jōi)

1. revere the emperor, expel the barbarians

Usage notes

• The spelling of 尊皇攘夷 may be preferred because Japan has an emperor, not a king.

See also

• 尊王 (そんのう) (sonnō)
• 尊皇 (そんのう) (sonnō)