| 仰 | 1249A00 91A.22-9 | 部居  | 畫數 6 | ㄧㄤˇ [yang3] | ||
| V.i. & t. | (1) To face upward: 仰天長嘯 to make a long whistle or cry into the air; 仰面朝天 to fall down face up; 俯仰之間 in a short moment (of “facing up and down”). (2) To hope: 仰望 [yang3wang4]↓; 仰能合意 hope it is what you want. (3) To look up to (person): 敬仰 admire and respect; 仰慕 [yang3mu4]↓; 久仰 short for 久仰大名 formula for first meeting of well-known person; 信仰 to believe in (God, s.t.). (4) (Documentary to subordinate official or common people) hope: 右仰知悉 hope you take note of the above; 仰即遵照 hope you will obey and do accordingly. (5) To rely on, depend on: 仰給，仰賴 [yang3ji3], [yang3lai4]↓; 仰人鼻息 depend on another's whims and pleasures (“snort and sneezes”); 仰食於人 to depend on another for living. | |||||
| Adv. | Up, upwards: 仰視，仰觀 looking upwards. | |||||
| Words | 1. 仰八叉 [yang3ba1cha1], v.i., to fall down on one's back with legs pointing up: 仰八腳兒（子） ditto. 2. 仰毒 [yang3du2], phr., to take poison (drinking face up). 3. 仰光 [yang3guang1], n., Rangoon. 4. 仰仗 [yang3zhang4], v.t., to rely on, see [yang3lai4]↓. 5. 仰角 [yang2jiao3], n., (math.) angle of elevation. 6. 仰給 [yang2ji3], v.t., to support (parents). 7. 仰止 [yang2zhi3], v.t., to admire greatly (as one stops looking up at a peak). 8. 仰賴 [yang3lai4], v.t., to rely on (favor, support). 9. 仰慕 [yang3mu4], v.t., to admire (person). 10. 仰攀 [yang3pan1], v.i., to climb up; (fig.) to climb socially. 11. 仰望 [yang3wang4], v.i. & t., hope. 12. 仰藥 [yang3yao4], phr., to quaff medicine. | |||||