佯 yáng
verb
: to feign; to pretend
Kun Reading
none applicable
偽る OR 詐る | いつわる
godan verb with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to lie; to cheat; to falsify; to deceive; to pretend
On Reading
よう OR ヨウ you
Usage:
佯狂 yang2kuang2: to feign madness [ようきょう youkyou: feigned madness]
佯裝[装] yang2zhuang1: to pretend; to pose as
OR
裝[装]佯 zhuangyang21: affectation / pretension
佯言 yang2yan2: to claim falsely (literary)
佯攻 yang2gong1: deke (ice hockey “feint” technique to draw an opposing player out of position)
Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
亻 (ren2: person radical 9) suggests the meaning while
羊 (yang2: sheep radical 123) provides the sound.
形声 Pictophonetic.
亻 (ren2: person radical 9) suggests the meaning while
羊 (yang2: sheep radical 123) provides the sound.
Look-alike:
伴 ban4: companion, comrade, partner; accompany
[kun: tomonau, tomo. on: han, ban]
Examples:
她佯称有病以为借口。
ta1 yang2 cheng1 you3 bing yi3wei2 jie4kou3.
She feint illness as an excuse.
Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary
