According to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is zhi. It sounds the same as zhi. The Extensive Fine Arts (Boya) defines it as the meaning of a scolding expression. The Broad Rhymes states that this expression refers to exhaling or shouting in anger. Additionally, according to the Broad Rhymes (Guangyun) and the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), the pronunciation is die. The Collected Rhymes defines it in this context as speaking without restraint.