# 知音
## Chinese
### Etymology

From the old Chinese story about the deep friendship between two men, Boya (a qin player) and Ziqi (a woodcutter). Despite Ziqi's humble background, upon hearing Boya play his qin he was surprisingly able to tell which subjects each of the pieces represented.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhīyīn
    (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄧㄣ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zi$^1$ jam$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): tî-yîm
* Eastern Min (BUC): dĭ-ĭng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): ti-im
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zai$^1$ im$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$tsy-in
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhīyīn
*** Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄧㄣ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhihyin
*** Wade–Giles: chih$^1$-yin$^1$
*** Yale: jr̄-yīn
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyin
*** Palladius: чжиинь (čžiinʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ in⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zi$^1$ jam$^1$
*** Yale: jī yām
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzi$^1$ jam$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ji$^1$ yem$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siː⁵⁵ jɐm⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tî-yîm
*** Hakka Romanization System: di$^ˊ$ im$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: di$^1$ yim$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ti²⁴⁻¹¹ im²⁴/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: tî-yîm
*** Hakka Romanization System: di$^ˊ$ (r)im$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: di$^1$ yim$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ti²⁴⁻¹¹ (j)im²⁴/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: dĭ-ĭng
*** Sinological IPA : /ti⁵⁵ iŋ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ti-im
*** Tâi-lô: ti-im
*** Phofsit Daibuun: di'ym
*** IPA (Xiamen): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² im⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /ti³³ im³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /ti⁴⁴⁻²² im⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ im⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ti⁴⁴⁻³³ im⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zai$^1$ im$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsai im
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sai³³⁻²³ im³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$tsy-in
*** MiniDict: tsy$^平$ in
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$tsr-in
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ in²¹/
* Middle Chinese: trje 'im
Rime :
| Character | 知 | 音 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 知 (9) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 支 (11) | 侵 (140) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 陟移切 | 於金切 |
| Baxter | trje | 'im |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʈiᴇ/ | /ʔˠiɪm/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʈiɛ/ | /ʔᵚim/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȶjɛ/ | /ʔiem/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʈiə̆/ | /ʔjim/ |
| Li Rong | /ȶie/ | /ʔjəm/ |
| Wang Li | /ȶǐe/ | /ĭĕm/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ȶie̯/ | /ʔi̯əm/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | zhī | yīn |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | zi$^1$ | jam$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*tre [q](r)əm/
    (Zhengzhang): /*ʔl'e qrɯm/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 知 | 音 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | zhī | yīn |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ trje › | ‹ ʔim › |
| Old Chinese | /*tre/ | /*[q](r)əm/ |
| English | know | sound, tone |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 知 | 音 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| No. | 11495 | 15223 |
| Phonetic component | 矢 | 音 |
| Rime group | 支 | 侵 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | | 音 |
| Old Chinese | /*ʔl'e/ | /*qrɯm/ |
| Notes | 沈兼士依韻會所引說文從口矢聲 | |

### Noun

知音
* friend keenly appreciative of one's talents; bosom friend; intimate friend; soul mate
    覓知音／觅知音 ― mì zhīyīn ― to look for one's soulmate
    知音難求／知音难求 ― zhīyīn nán qiú ― it's difficult to find one's soulmate
       Wǒ zhōngyú yùdào zhīyīn le. [Pinyin]
       I finally found someone who truly understands me.

#### Synonyms

* 友好 (yǒuhǎo)
* 同袍 (tóngpáo) (literary)
* 執友／执友 (zhíyǒu) (literary)
* 好友 (hǎoyǒu)
* 相知 (xiāngzhī)
* 知交 (zhījiāo)
* 知友 (zhīyǒu)
* 知己 (zhījǐ)
* 知心 (zhīxīn)
* 知心朋友 (zhīxīn péngyou)
* 知言 (zhīyán) (literary)
* 知遇 (zhīyù) (literary)
* 良朋 (liángpéng) (literary)
* 良知 (liángzhī)
* 高朋 (gāopéng) (literary)
* 齒輪／齿轮 (ci$^3$ nen$^2$) (Sichuanese)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 知音(ちいん) (chiin)
* → Korean: 지음(知音) (jieum)
* → Vietnamese: tri âm (知音)

### Verb

知音
* (literary, literal) to have a thorough understanding of music; to be proficient in music