尊王攘夷

Chinese

		revere the king revering the king reverence for the king	expel the barbarians expelling the barbarians expulsion of the barbarians
trad. (尊王攘夷)		尊王	攘夷
simp. ^#(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 and 221 BC.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zūnwángrǎngyí, zūnwángrángyí

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄣㄨㄤˊ ㄖㄤˇ ㄧˊ, ㄗㄨㄣㄨㄤˊ ㄖㄤˊ ㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zyun¹ wong⁴ joeng⁴ ji⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zūnwángrǎngyí
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄣㄨㄤˊ ㄖㄤˇ ㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zunwángrǎngyí
  - Wade–Giles: tsun¹-wang²-jang³-i²
  - Yale: dzwūn-wáng-rǎng-yí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuenwangraangyi
  - Palladius: цзуньванжанъи (czunʹvanžanʺi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ ʐɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zūnwángrángyí
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄣㄨㄤˊ ㄖㄤˊ ㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zunwángrángyí
  - Wade–Giles: tsun¹-wang²-jang²-i²
  - Yale: dzwūn-wáng-ráng-yí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuenwangrangyi
  - Palladius: цзуньванжанъи (czunʹvanžanʺi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ən⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ ʐɑŋ³⁵ i³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)⁺
  - Jyutping: zyun¹ wong⁴ joeng⁴ ji⁴
  - Yale: jyūn wòhng yèuhng yìh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzyn¹ wong⁴ joeng⁴ ji⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: jun¹ wong⁴ yêng⁴ yi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡syːn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ jœːŋ²¹ jiː²¹/

Middle Chinese: tswon hjwang nyang yij

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
Baxter	tswon	hjwang	nyang	yij
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/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡suən/	/iwaŋ/	/ȵʑi̯aŋ/	/i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	zūn	wáng	ráng	yí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	zyun¹	wong⁴	joeng⁴	ji⁴

Idiom

尊王攘夷

revering the king and expelling the barbarians, uniting the country and opposing invaders and foreign influence, fashions, and ideas

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (尊王攘夷):

→ Japanese: 尊(そん)王(のう)攘(じょう)夷(い) (sonnōjōi)
→ Korean: 존왕 양이(尊王攘夷) (jonwang yang'i)

See also

尊王 (zūnwáng)
尊皇
尊皇攘夷

Japanese

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

Alternative spelling
尊皇攘夷

The ō reading for 王 changes to nō as an instance of renjō (連声).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) そんのーじょーい [sòńnóó jóꜜòì] (Nakadaka – [5])^[1]
IPA^(key): [sõ̞nːo̞ː d͡ʑo̞ːi]

Phrase

尊(そん)王(のう)攘(じょう)夷(い) • (sonnō jōi) ^{←そんわうじやうい (son'wau zyaui)^?}

revere the emperor, expel the barbarians

Usage notes

The alternate form 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)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

“尊王^▲攘^▲夷”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025