# 容易
## Chinese
### Etymology

Rebracketing of 何容易 (OC *ɡaːl loŋ leɡ, “how can one + change”) with influence from 易 (OC *leːɡs, “easy”).
    漢人以何容二字引易字，容易非連綴文，自杜詩與奮偶，又楊倞注荀子云，忽然、言容易也，後人遂轉相傳飛，言易者、矢口必兼言容。 [MSC, trad.]汉人以何容二字引易字，容易非连缀文，自杜诗与奋偶，又杨倞注荀子云，忽然、言容易也，后人遂转相传飞，言易者、矢口必兼言容。 [MSC, simp.]From: s:zh:通俗編/12Hàn rén yǐ héróng èr zì yǐn yì zì, róngyì fēi liánzhuì wén, zì Dù shī yǔ fèn ǒu, yòu Yáng Jìng zhù Xúnzǐ yún, hūrán, yán róngyì yě, hòurén suì zhuǎnxiàng chuánfēi, yán yì zhě, shǐkǒu bì jiān yán róng. [Pinyin]The Han people used the characters '容' and '易' to refer to the character '易'. '容易' is not a compound word. Since Du Fu's poetry and the casual mention by Yang Jing in his commentary on Xunzi, stating 'suddenly' or 'speaking of ease', later generations have continuously passed this down. Those who speak of '易' invariably also mention '容'.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): róngyì, yóngyi
       (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ, ㄩㄥˊ ˙ㄧ
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): yóngyi
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): yónyī
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йүнйи (yünyi, I-III)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jung$^4$ ji$^6$
* Gan (Wiktionary): iung$^4$ i
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yùng-yi
* Jin (Wiktionary): yng$^1$ i$^3$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): oeng$^2$ i$^5$ / yeng$^2$ i$^5$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): iông-ī
    (Teochew, Peng'im): iong$^5$ i$^6$ / iong$^5$ goi$^7$
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): joeng$^4$ ji$^6$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$yon-yiq
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: róngyì → róngyi (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄧˋ → ㄖㄨㄥˊ ˙ㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
*** Tongyong Pinyin: róngyi̊
*** Wade–Giles: jung$^2$-i$^5$
*** Yale: rúng-yi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rong.yih
*** Palladius: жунъи (žunʺi)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʐʊŋ³⁵ i⁵¹/ → /ʐʊŋ³⁵ i³/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$容易 溶液
** (Beijing dialect)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yóngyi
*** Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˊ ˙ㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yóngyi̊
*** Wade–Giles: yung$^2$-i$^5$
*** Yale: yúng-yi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yong.i
*** Palladius: юнъи (junʺi)
*** Sinological IPA : /jʊŋ³⁵ i³/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: yóngyi
*** Sinological IPA : /yoŋ²⁴ i/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: yónyī
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): yon$^2$ yi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /ioŋ²⁴ i⁴⁴/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йүнйи (yünyi, I-III)
*** Sinological IPA : /yŋ²⁴ i⁴⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jung$^4$ ji$^6$
*** Yale: yùhng yih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jung$^4$ ji$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yung$^4$ yi$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jʊŋ²¹ jiː²²/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: iung$^4$ i
*** Sinological IPA : /iuŋ³⁵ i²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yùng-yi
*** Hakka Romanization System: iung$^ˇ$ i
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yung$^2$ yi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯uŋ¹¹ i⁵⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yùng-yi
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)iung$^ˇ$ (r)i
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yung$^2$ yi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯uŋ¹¹ (j)i⁵⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: yng$^1$ i$^3$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ỹŋ¹¹ i⁴⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: oeng$^2$ i$^5$ [Phonetic: oeng$^4$ ngi$^5$]
*** Sinological IPA : /œŋ¹³⁻⁴² $^{(Ø-)}$ŋi²¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: yeng$^2$ i$^5$ [Phonetic: yeng$^4$ ngi$^5$]
*** Sinological IPA : /yøŋ¹³⁻⁴² $^{(Ø-)}$ŋi²¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iông-ī
*** Tâi-lô: iông-ī
*** Phofsit Daibuun: iong'i
*** IPA (Xiamen): /iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² i²²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /iɔŋ²⁴⁻²² i⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɔŋ¹³⁻²² i²²/
*** IPA (Taipei): /iɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ i³³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ²³⁻³³ i³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: iong$^5$ i$^6$ / iong$^5$ goi$^7$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iông ĭ / iông kōi
*** Sinological IPA : /ioŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i³⁵/, /ioŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ koi¹¹/
* Southern Pinghua
** (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
*** Jyutping++: joeng$^4$ ji$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jøŋ²¹ ji²²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$yon-yiq
*** MiniDict: yon$^去$ yih
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hhion-hhiq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦioŋ²² ɦiɪʔ⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: yowng yeH
Rime :
| Character | 容 | 易 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) | 以 (36) |
| Final (韻) | 鍾 (7) | 支 (11) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 餘封切 | 以豉切 |
| Baxter | yowng | yeH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /jɨoŋ/ | /jiᴇ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /jioŋ/ | /jiɛ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ioŋ/ | /jɛ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /juawŋ/ | /jiə̆$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ioŋ/ | /ie$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /jĭwoŋ/ | /jǐe$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /i̯woŋ/ | /ie̯$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yóng | yì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jung$^4$ | ji$^6$ |

### Adjective

容易
* easy; simple
    容易使用 ― róngyì shǐyòng ― to be easy to use
       Jièyān bǐ wǒ xiǎngxiàng zhōng róngyì duō le. [Pinyin]
       Quitting smoking was easier than I imagined.
* likely; liable; prone
    容易發生／容易发生 ― róngyì fāshēng ― to be likely to occur
    容易鬧洪水／容易闹洪水 ― róngyì nào hóngshuǐ ― to be prone to flooding
    傷口容易感染。／伤口容易感染。 ― Shāngkǒu róngyì gǎnrǎn. ― The wound can easily become infected.
* (colloquial, in rhetorical questions and negative sentences) having an easy life
    我容易嗎我？／我容易吗我？ ― Wǒ róngyì ma wǒ? ― How on earth do you think my life is easy?
* (literary) rash; hasty; careless; flippant
* (literary) impudent; wanton; unbridled
* (literary) negligent; careless

#### Synonyms

* (easy):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 易$_2$ |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 容易 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 容易 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 容易 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 容易 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 容易 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 容易 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 容易, 撇脫 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 容易, 撇脫, 撩撇 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 容易 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 容易, 便當 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 容易 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 容易, 易$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 容易, 易$_2$ |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 易容 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 線能 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 易$_2$ |
| Gan | Nanchang | 容易 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 容易 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 容易, 該 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 容易 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 容易, 該 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 容易, 該 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 容易, 該 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 快 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 容易 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 容易 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 容易, 易$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 易$_3$, 快便 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 易$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 易$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 易$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 易$_3$ |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 易$_3$ |
| Wu | Suzhou | 便當 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 便當, 便, 容易 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 易得 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 易得, 容易 |
* (likely): 可能 (kěnéng)
* (rash):
* 急躁 (jízào)
* 操切 (cāoqiè) (formal)
* 苟且 (gǒuqiě)
* 草率 (cǎoshuài)
* 衝動／冲动 (chōngdòng)
* 輕易／轻易 (qīngyì) (literary)
* 輕率／轻率 (qīngshuài)
* (impudent): 放肆 (fàngsì)
* (negligent):
* 大意 (dàyì)
* 投五投六 ($^6$deu-ng-deu-loq) (Shanghainese)
* 揦西 (laa$^2$ sai$^1$) (Cantonese)
* 毛糙 (máocāo)
* 泡毛 (pao$^4$ mao$^2$) (Sichuanese)
* 潦草
* 疏忽
* 簡單／简单 (jiǎndān)
* 粗心 (cūxīn)
* 邋糊 (la$^3$ fu$^2$) (Xiang)
* 馬虎／马虎

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “easy”): 困難／困难 (kùnnan), 難／难 (nán)

#### Derived terms

* 不容易 (bùróngyì)
* 不輕容易／不轻容易
* 呼蛇容易遣蛇難／呼蛇容易遣蛇难
* 好不容易 (hǎobùróngyì)
* 好容易 (hǎoróngyì)
* 捉虎容易放虎難／捉虎容易放虎难
* 放虎容易擒虎難／放虎容易擒虎难
* 明鎗容易躲，暗劍最難防／明枪容易躲，暗剑最难防
* 明鎗容易躲，暗箭最難防／明枪容易躲，暗箭最难防
* 談何容易／谈何容易 (tánhéróngyì)
* 請神容易送神難／请神容易送神难 (qǐng shén róngyì sòng shén nán)
* 起頭容易結梢難／起头容易结梢难
* 非同容易

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 容(よう)易(い) (yōi)
* → Korean: 용이(容易) (yong'i)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 容 | 易 |
| よう Grade: 5 | い Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) よーい [yòóí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [jo̞ːi]

### Adjective

容(よう)易(い) • (yōi) -na (adnominal 容(よう)易(い)な (yōi na), adverbial 容(よう)易(い)に (yōi ni))
* easy, simple

#### Inflection

Stem forms :
| Imperfective (未然形) | 容易だろ | よういだろ | yōi daro |
| Continuative (連用形) | 容易で | よういで | yōi de |
| Terminal (終止形) | 容易だ | よういだ | yōi da |
| Attributive (連体形) | 容易な | よういな | yōi na |
| Hypothetical (仮定形) | 容易なら | よういなら | yōi nara |
| Imperative (命令形) | 容易であれ | よういであれ | yōi de are |
| Key constructions ||||
| Informal negative | 容易ではない 容易じゃない | よういではない よういじゃない | yōi de wa nai yōi ja nai |
| Informal past | 容易だった | よういだった | yōi datta |
| Informal negative past | 容易ではなかった 容易じゃなかった | よういではなかった よういじゃなかった | yōi de wa nakatta yōi ja nakatta |
| Formal | 容易です | よういです | yōi desu |
| Formal negative | 容易ではありません 容易じゃありません | よういではありません よういじゃありません | yōi de wa arimasen yōi ja arimasen |
| Formal past | 容易でした | よういでした | yōi deshita |
| Formal negative past | 容易ではありませんでした 容易じゃありませんでした | よういではありませんでした よういじゃありませんでした | yōi de wa arimasen deshita yōi ja arimasen deshita |
| Conjunctive | 容易で | よういで | yōi de |
| Conditional | 容易なら（ば） | よういなら（ば） | yōi nara (ba) |
| Provisional | 容易だったら | よういだったら | yōi dattara |
| Volitional | 容易だろう | よういだろう | yōi darō |
| Adverbial | 容易に | よういに | yōi ni |
| Degree | 容易さ | よういさ | yōisa |

### Noun

容(よう)易(い) • (yōi)
* ease, simplicity

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 容 | 易 |

### Noun

容易 • (yong'i) (hangeul 용이)
* hanja form of 용이 (“easiness; simplicity”)