諛

諛 (Kangxi radical 149, 言+9, 16 strokes, cangjie input 卜口竹難人 (YRHXO), four-corner 0763₇, composition ⿰訁臾)

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 1169, character 19
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 35696
• Dae Jaweon: page 1635, character 8
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3987, character 5
• Unihan data for U+8ADB

Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *lo) : semantic 言 + phonetic 臾 (OC *ɡruds, *lo).

諛

1. ^† to flatter; to truckle; to toady to

   • 僕臣正，厥后克正；僕臣諛，厥后自聖。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     仆臣正，厥后克正；仆臣谀，厥后自圣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Documents, circa 4^th – 3^rd century BCE

     Púchén zhèng, jué hòu kè zhèng; púchén yú, jué hòu zì shèng. [Pinyin]

     When these household officers are correct, the sovereign will be correct;
     When they are flatterers, the sovereign will consider himself a sage.

   • 謂己道人，則勃然作色；謂己諛人，則怫然作色。而終身道人也，終身諛人也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     谓己道人，则勃然作色；谓己谀人，则怫然作色。而终身道人也，终身谀人也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Zhuangzi, circa 3^rd – 2^nd centuries BCE

     Wèi jǐ dào rén, zé bórán zuòsè; wèi jǐ yú rén, zé fúrán zuòsè. Ér zhōngshēn dào rén yě, zhōngshēn yú rén yě. [Pinyin]

     Tell a man that he is merely following (the opinions) of another, and at once he flushes with anger.
     Tell a man that he is flatterer of others, and immediately he flushes with anger.
     And yet all his life he is merely following others, and flattering them.

2. ^† flattery; toadying words
3. ^† (ideophonic) kind; gentle; meek

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

1. flatter

• Go-on: ゆ (yu)
• Kan-on: ゆ (yu)
• Kun: へつらう (hetsurau)

諛 • (yu) (hangeul 유, revised yu, McCune–Reischauer yu, Yale yu)

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諛: Hán Nôm readings: du, dua, hùa

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