# 如釋重負
## Chinese

| | | as (if); such as | explain; to release | heavy burden; weight |
| trad. (如釋重負) | trad. (如釋重負) | 如 | 釋 | 重負 |
| simp. (如释重负) | simp. (如释重负) | 如 | 释 | 重负 |

### Etymology

From Commentary of Guliang, in the 29th year of Duke Zhao of Lu's reign (513 B.C.E.):
       From: Commentary of Guliang, circa 206 BCE– 9 CE
       Zhāogōng chūbēn, mín rú shì zhòngfù. [Pinyin]
       Duke Zhao of Lu fled [to Qi in 517 BCE]. The people [of Lu] then felt as if relieved of a heavy load.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): rúshìzhòngfù
    (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄨˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu$^4$ sik$^1$ cung$^5$ fu$^6$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): lû-sek-tiōng-hū / jû-sek-tiōng-hū / jî-sek-tiōng-hū
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: rúshìzhòngfù
*** Zhuyin: ㄖㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ ㄈㄨˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: rúshìhjhòngfù
*** Wade–Giles: ju$^2$-shih$^4$-chung$^4$-fu$^4$
*** Yale: rú-shr̀-jùng-fù
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: rushyhjonqfuh
*** Palladius: жушичжунфу (žušičžunfu)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʐu³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jyu$^4$ sik$^1$ cung$^5$ fu$^6$
*** Yale: yùh sīk chúhng fuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jy$^4$ sik$^7$ tsung$^5$ fu$^6$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yu$^4$ xig$^1$ cung$^5$ fu$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jyː²¹ sɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰʊŋ¹³ fuː²²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lû-sek-tiōng-hū
*** Tâi-lô: lû-sik-tiōng-hū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: lusekdioxnghu
*** IPA (Xiamen): /lu²⁴⁻²² siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hu²²/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jû-sek-tiōng-hū
*** Tâi-lô: jû-sik-tiōng-hū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: jusekdioxnghu
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /zu²³⁻³³ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hu³³/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jî-sek-tiōng-hū
*** Tâi-lô: jî-sik-tiōng-hū
*** Phofsit Daibuun: jisekdioxnghu
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /zi²³⁻³³ siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ tiɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hu³³/
* Middle Chinese: nyo syek drjowngX bjuwX
Rime :
| Character | 如 | 釋 | 重 | 負 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 日 (38) | 書 (26) | 澄 (11) | 並 (3) |
| Final (韻) | 魚 (22) | 昔 (123) | 鍾 (7) | 尤 (136) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Checked (Ø) | Rising (X) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | III | III |
| Fanqie | 人諸切 | 施隻切 | 直隴切 | 房久切 |
| Baxter | nyo | syek | drjowngX | bjuwX |
| Reconstructions |||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ȵɨʌ/ | /ɕiᴇk̚/ | /ɖɨoŋ$^X$/ | /bɨu$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ȵiɔ/ | /ɕiɛk̚/ | /ɖioŋ$^X$/ | /biu$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ȵʑiɔ/ | /ɕiæk̚/ | /ȡioŋ$^X$/ | /biəu$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ȵɨə̆/ | /ɕiajk̚/ | /ɖuawŋ$^X$/ | /buw$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ȵiɔ/ | /ɕiɛk̚/ | /ȡioŋ$^X$/ | /biu$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /ȵʑĭo/ | /ɕĭɛk̚/ | /ȡĭwoŋ$^X$/ | /bĭəu$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ȵʑi̯wo/ | /ɕi̯ɛk̚/ | /ȡʱi̯woŋ$^X$/ | /bʱi̯ə̯u$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | rú | shi | zhòng | fòu |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jyu$^4$ | sik$^1$ | zung$^6$ | fau$^6$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*na l̥Ak N-t<r>oŋʔ [b]əʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*nja hljaɡ doŋʔ bɯʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 如 | 釋 | 重 | 負 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | rú | shì | zhòng | fù |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ nyo › | ‹ syek › | ‹ drjowng$^X$ › | ‹ bjuw$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*na/ | /*l̥Ak/ | /*N-t<r>oŋʔ/ | /*[b]əʔ/ |
| English | as, like, if | release; dissolve | heavy | carry on the back |
| 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 | 釋 | 重 | 負 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 | 2/3 | 1/1 |
| No. | 9623 | 15134 | 17462 | 3558 |
| Phonetic component | 女 | 睪 | 重 | 負 |
| Rime group | 魚 | 鐸 | 東 | 之 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 如 | 釋 | 重 | 婦 |
| Old Chinese | /*nja/ | /*hljaɡ/ | /*doŋʔ/ | /*bɯʔ/ |
| Notes | | | 東轉註字，金文從禾東從土， 爲種（植）初文 | |

### Idiom

如釋重負
* to feel as if a weight has been lifted from one’s shoulders
    From: 960 Feb. 3, Emperor Gong of Later Zhou's Abdication Edict, which ushered in the Song dynasty
    Yìngtiān shùnmín, fǎ Yáo shàn Shùn. Rúshìzhòngfù, yú qí zuòbīn. Wūhū qīn zāi! Zhīwèi tiānmìng. [Pinyin]
    In compliance with Heaven's decree and the people's will, following the ancient precedent of Yao ceding the throne to Shun. I hereby relinquish my burden with profound relief, and shall henceforth serve as a guest of the new dynasty. Oh, let all reverence be shown! With solemn awe do I heed the Mandate of Heaven.