Chinese

Noun

事故

1. accident; mishap

   緊急事故 / 紧急事故  ―  jǐnjí shìgù  ―  emergency

   他遇到了一個事故。 [MSC, trad.]

   他遇到了一个事故。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā yùdào le yī ge shìgù. [Pinyin]

   He had an accident.

   事故的處理要嚴格按照國家法律規定的條例來執行。 [MSC, trad.]

   事故的处理要严格按照国家法律规定的条例来执行。 [MSC, simp.]

   Shìgù de chùlǐ yào yángé ànzhào guójiā fǎlǜ guīdìng de tiáolì lái zhíxíng. [Pinyin]

   Laws and regulations need to be strictly followed when responding to accidents.

Derived terms

Japanese

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) じ​こ [jíꜜkò] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiko̞]

Noun

事故 ‎(counter 件, hiragana じこ, romaji jiko)

1. accident; incident; trouble

   これは事故 (じこ)だ！

   Kore wa jiko da!

   It was an accident!

Synonyms

• (accident): アクシデント ‎(akushidento)
• (incident): 事件 (じけん) ‎(jiken)

Derived terms

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3

• 2000, Jonathan Bunt, Gillian Hall, The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary, First Edition, New York: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0198601972

Korean

Noun

事故 • ‎(sago) ‎(hangeul 사고)

1. Hanja form^? of 사고, “accident”.

Vietnamese

Noun

事故

1. Hán tự form of sự cố, “accident”