貫盈

See also: 贯盈

Chinese

		pierce; to string	full; filled; surplus
trad. (貫盈)		貫	盈
simp. (贯盈)		贯	盈

Etymology

貫 (a string of coins) + 盈 (full)

In ancient times, coins had holes in their centers so that they could be threaded onto strings. When a string of preset length (貫) became full (盈), this term was used to describe it. Later, the term came to refer to an abundance of evil deeds.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): guànyíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: guànyíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: guànyíng
    • Wade–Giles: kuan⁴-ying²
    • Yale: gwàn-yíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guannyng
    • Palladius: гуаньин (guanʹin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯än⁵¹ iŋ³⁵/

Noun

貫盈

1. (literary) an abundance of (evil deeds etc.)