揶揄

Chinese

			draw out; let hanging
trad. (揶揄)		揶	揄
simp. ^#(揶揄)		揶	揄
alternative forms		歋歈擨歈捓揄邪揄

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yéyú

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˊ ㄩˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁴ jyu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yéyú
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˊ ㄩˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yéyú
  - Wade–Giles: yeh²-yü²
  - Yale: yé-yú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeyu
  - Palladius: еюй (jejuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ³⁵ y³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: je⁴ jyu⁴
  - Yale: yèh yùh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: je⁴ jy⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yé⁴ yu⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː²¹ jyː²¹/

Verb

揶揄

(literary) to deride; to ridicule

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (揶揄):

→ Japanese: 揶揄(やゆ) (yayu)
→ Korean: 야유(揶揄) (yayu)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
揶	揄
や Hyōgai	ゆ Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) やゆ [yáꜜyù] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [ja̠jɯ̟]

Noun

揶(や)揄(ゆ) • (yayu)

ridicule, derision

Verb

揶(や)揄(ゆ)する • (yayu suru) transitive suru (stem 揶(や)揄(ゆ)し (yayu shi), past 揶(や)揄(ゆ)した (yayu shita))

make fun of, deride

Conjugation

Conjugation of "揶揄する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	揶揄し	やゆし	yayu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	揶揄し	やゆし	yayu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	揶揄する	やゆする	yayu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	揶揄する	やゆする	yayu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	揶揄すれ	やゆすれ	yayu sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	揶揄せよ¹ 揶揄しろ²	やゆせよ¹ やゆしろ²	yayu seyo¹ yayu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	揶揄される	やゆされる	yayu sareru
Causative	揶揄させる揶揄さす	やゆさせるやゆさす	yayu saseru yayu sasu
Potential	揶揄できる	やゆできる	yayu dekiru
Volitional	揶揄しよう	やゆしよう	yayu shiyō
Negative	揶揄しない	やゆしない	yayu shinai
Negative continuative	揶揄せず	やゆせず	yayu sezu
Formal	揶揄します	やゆします	yayu shimasu
Perfective	揶揄した	やゆした	yayu shita
Conjunctive	揶揄して	やゆして	yayu shite
Hypothetical conditional	揶揄すれば	やゆすれば	yayu sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

See also

揶揄(からか)う (karakau)

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
揶	揄

Noun

揶揄 • (yayu) (hangeul 야유)

hanja form^? of 야유