俯仰

Chinese

		look down; stoop	look up
simp. and trad. (俯仰)		俯	仰
alternative forms		俛仰／俯仰

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fǔyǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˇ ㄧㄤˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fu² joeng⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hú-gióng / hú-giáng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fǔyǎng [Phonetic: fúyǎng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˇ ㄧㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: fǔyǎng
  - Wade–Giles: fu³-yang³
  - Yale: fǔ-yǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuuyeang
  - Palladius: фуян (fujan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ jɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    俯仰
    撫養 / 抚养
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: fu² joeng⁵
  - Yale: fú yéuhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fu² joeng⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: fu² yêng⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fuː³⁵ jœːŋ¹³/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    俯仰
    撫養 / 抚养
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hú-gióng
  - Tâi-lô: hú-gióng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hw'giorng
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /hu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɔŋ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiɔŋ⁵³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /hu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɡiɔŋ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hú-giáng
  - Tâi-lô: hú-giáng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hw'giarng
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /hu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɡiaŋ⁵³/

Noun

俯仰

bending or lifting of the head; simple move or action
(figurative) instant; twinkling of an eye

Derived terms

俯仰之間 / 俯仰之间 (fǔyǎngzhījiān)
俯仰無愧 / 俯仰无愧 (fǔyǎngwúkuì)
俯仰由人
與世俯仰 / 与世俯仰

Japanese

Kanji in this term
俯	仰
ふ Hyōgai	ぎょう Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

俯(ふ)仰(ぎょう) • (fugyō)

looking up and down
obliging

Derived terms

俯仰角
俯仰天地

Verb

俯(ふ)仰(ぎょう)する • (fugyō suru) suru (stem 俯(ふ)仰(ぎょう)し (fugyō shi), past 俯(ふ)仰(ぎょう)した (fugyō shita))

to look up and down
to oblige

Conjugation

Conjugation of "俯仰する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	俯仰し	ふぎょうし	fugyō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	俯仰し	ふぎょうし	fugyō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	俯仰する	ふぎょうする	fugyō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	俯仰する	ふぎょうする	fugyō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	俯仰すれ	ふぎょうすれ	fugyō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	俯仰せよ¹ 俯仰しろ²	ふぎょうせよ¹ ふぎょうしろ²	fugyō seyo¹ fugyō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	俯仰される	ふぎょうされる	fugyō sareru
Causative	俯仰させる俯仰さす	ふぎょうさせるふぎょうさす	fugyō saseru fugyō sasu
Potential	俯仰できる	ふぎょうできる	fugyō dekiru
Volitional	俯仰しよう	ふぎょうしよう	fugyō shiyō
Negative	俯仰しない	ふぎょうしない	fugyō shinai
Negative continuative	俯仰せず	ふぎょうせず	fugyō sezu
Formal	俯仰します	ふぎょうします	fugyō shimasu
Perfective	俯仰した	ふぎょうした	fugyō shita
Conjunctive	俯仰して	ふぎょうして	fugyō shite
Hypothetical conditional	俯仰すれば	ふぎょうすれば	fugyō sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“^▲俯仰”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026