昭儀

昭儀

Chinese

		illustrious, honoured	bearing, manner, appearance
trad. (昭儀)		昭	儀
simp. (昭仪)		昭	仪

Etymology

Created during the reign of the Emperor Yuan of Han (48–33 BCE).

乃更號曰「昭儀」，賜以印綬，在婕妤上。昭其儀，尊之也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]

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乃更号曰“昭仪”，赐以印绶，在婕妤上。昭其仪，尊之也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

Nǎi gēng hào yuē “zhāoyí”, cì yǐ yìnshòu, zài jiéyú shàng. Zhāo qí yí, zūn zhī yě. [Pinyin]

Therefore, their title was changed to "Zhaoyi", and they were bestowed new silk-corded seals, and their rank was above that of the Jieyu. The new title — which meant "to make manifest their (dignified) manners" — was a measure to confer prestige upon them.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhāoyí

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠ ㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhāoyí
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠ ㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhaoyí
    • Wade–Giles: chao¹-i²
    • Yale: jāu-yí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jauyi
    • Palladius: чжаои (čžaoi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ i³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡ɕiᴇu  ŋˠiᴇ/

Rime
Character	昭	儀
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	章 (23)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)	支 (13)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	止遙切	魚羈切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡ɕiᴇu/	/ŋˠiᴇ/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡ɕiɛu/	/ŋᵚiɛ/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡ɕjæu/	/ŋiɛ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ciaw/	/ŋjiə̆/
Li Rong	/t͡ɕiɛu/	/ŋje/
Wang Li	/t͡ɕĭɛu/	/ŋǐe/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡ɕi̯ɛu/	/ŋie̯/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zhāo	yí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ziu1	ji4

Noun

昭儀

1. (historical) Zhaoyi (a title and rank for an imperial consort)