陰功

See also: 阴功

Chinese

		(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine (of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady	merit; achievement; result merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
trad. (陰功)		陰	功
simp. (阴功)		阴	功

Etymology

The adjective senses in Cantonese come from a shortening of 冇陰功／冇阴功, literally “to have no hidden merits”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yīngōng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄣㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jam¹ gung¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): im-kong

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yīngōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄣㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yingong
  - Wade–Giles: yin¹-kung¹
  - Yale: yīn-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingong
  - Palladius: иньгун (inʹgun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /in⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    陰公／阴公
    陰功／阴功
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jam¹ gung¹
  - Yale: yām gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jam¹ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yem¹ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐm⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    陰公／阴公
    陰功／阴功
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: im-kong
  - Tâi-lô: im-kong
  - Phofsit Daibuun: imkofng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /im⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /im³³ kɔŋ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /im⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /im⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /im⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

陰功

good deed done in secret; hidden merit

Synonyms

陰德／阴德 (yīndé)
陰騭／阴骘 (yīnzhì)

Adjective

陰功

(Cantonese) cruel; evil
alt. forms: 陰公／阴公
(Cantonese) pitiful; woeful
alt. forms: 陰公／阴公

Synonyms

(cruel):

(pitiful): 可憐／可怜 (kělián); (Cantonese) 冇陰功／冇阴功

Derived terms

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