# 如意
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): rúyì
    (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu$^4$ ji$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): yì-yi
    (Hailu, HRS): rhi rhi$^ˇ$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ṳ̀-é
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): jû-ì / lû-ì / jî-ì / lîr-ì
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ru$^5$ i$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: rúyì
*** Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: rúyì
*** Wade–Giles: ju$^2$-i$^4$
*** Yale: rú-yì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruyih
*** Palladius: жуи (žui)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʐu³⁵ i⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jyu$^4$ ji$^3$
*** Yale: yùh yi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jy$^4$ ji$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yu$^4$ yi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /jyː²¹ jiː³³/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yì-yi
*** Hakka Romanization System: i$^ˇ$ i
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yi$^2$ yi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /i¹¹ i⁵⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yì-yi
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)i$^ˇ$ (r)i
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yi$^2$ yi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i¹¹ (j)i⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: rhi rhi$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /ʒi⁵⁵ ʒi¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ṳ̀-é
*** Sinological IPA : /y⁵³⁻²¹ ɛi²¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jû-ì
*** Tâi-lô: jû-ì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ju'ix
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /zu²³⁻³³ i²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Taipei, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lû-ì
*** Tâi-lô: lû-ì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lu'ix
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lu²⁴⁻²² i⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lu²⁴⁻²² i²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /lu²⁴⁻¹¹ i¹¹/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jî-ì
*** Tâi-lô: jî-ì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: ji'ix
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /zi²³⁻³³ i²¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡zi¹³⁻²² i²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lîr-ì
*** Tâi-lô: lîr-ì
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lɯ²⁴⁻²² i⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ru$^5$ i$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: jû ì
*** Sinological IPA : /d͡zu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ i²¹³/
* Middle Chinese: nyo|nyoH 'iH
Rime :
| Character | 如 | 如 | 意 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 日 (38) | 日 (38) | 影 (34) |
| Final (韻) | 魚 (22) | 魚 (22) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | III |
| Fanqie | 人諸切 | 人恕切 | 於記切 |
| Baxter | nyo | nyoH | 'iH |
| Reconstructions ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ȵɨʌ/ | /ȵɨʌ$^H$/ | /ʔɨ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ȵiɔ/ | /ȵiɔ$^H$/ | /ʔɨ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȵʑiɔ/ | /ȵʑiɔ$^H$/ | /ʔie$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ȵɨə̆/ | /ȵɨə̆$^H$/ | /ʔɨ$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /ȵiɔ/ | /ȵiɔ$^H$/ | /ʔiə$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /ȵʑĭo/ | /ȵʑĭo$^H$/ | /ĭə$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȵʑi̯wo/ | /ȵʑi̯wo$^H$/ | /ʔi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | rú | rù | yì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jyu$^4$ | jyu$^6$ | ji$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*na ʔ(r)ək-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*nja|njas qɯɡs/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 如 | 意 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | rú | yì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ nyo › | ‹ ʔi$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*na/ | /*ʔ(r)ək-s/ |
| English | as, like, if | thought (n.) |
| 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 | 如 | 如 | 意 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 9623 | 9631 | 15153 |
| Phonetic component | 女 | 女 | 意 |
| Rime group | 魚 | 魚 | 代 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 如 | 洳 | 意 |
| Old Chinese | /*nja/ | /*njas/ | /*qɯɡs/ |

### Verb

如意
* to be as one wishes; to be satisfactory
       Shéi dōu yǒu bù rúyì de shíhòu. [Pinyin]
       We've all been through hard times before.

#### Synonyms

* 中意 (zhòngyì)
* 合心 (héxīn)
* 合意 (héyì)
* 心甘 (xīngān)
* 滿 / 满 (mǎn)
* 滿意 / 满意 (mǎnyì)
* 滿足 / 满足 (mǎnzú)
* 甘心 (gānxīn) (usually in the negative)
* 稱心 / 称心 (chènxīn)
* 稱願 / 称愿 (chènyuàn)
* 順心 / 顺心 (shùnxīn) (literary)
* 飽足 / 饱足 (bǎozú) (literary)
* 饜足 / 餍足 (yànzú) (literary)

#### Derived terms

* 不如意事，十常八九 (bù rúyì shì, shí cháng bā jiǔ)
* 如意套 (rúyìtào)
* 如意算盤 / 如意算盘 (rúyìsuànpán)
* 如意郎君 (rúyìlángjūn)
* 新正如意 (xīnzhēng rúyì)
* 萬事如意 / 万事如意 (wànshìrúyì)
* 稱心如意 / 称心如意

### Noun

如意
* ceremonial sceptre (auspicious decorative object associated with Chinese Buddhist ritual made from bone or jade, with a cloud or lingzhi-shaped head and slightly curved handle)
* backscratcher

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 如(にょ)意(い) (nyoi)
* → Korean: 여의(如意) (yeoui)
* → Vietnamese: như ý (如意)