Definify.com

Definition 2024

配角

配角

Chinese

		to join; to fit; to mate to join; to fit; to mate; to mix; to match; to deserve; to make up (a prescription)	horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note
simp. and trad. (配角)		配	角

Alternative forms

配腳／配脚

Noun

配角

a supporting, secondary or minor role in a play, film, etc.

Verb

配角

to play a secondary role
to costar

See also

角色 (juésè, jiǎosè)
主角 (zhǔjué, zhǔjiǎo)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): pèijué, pèijiǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄆㄟˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ, ㄆㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): pui³ gok³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): phi-kok
Min Nan (POJ): phòe-kak / phè-kak

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, literary, standard)⁺
  - Pinyin: pèijué
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄟˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: peyjyue
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰeɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕɥ̯œ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial)⁺
  - Pinyin: pèijiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄆㄟˋ ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: peyjeau
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰeɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: pui³ gok³
  - Yale: pui gok
  - Cantonese Pinyin: pui³ gok⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /pʰuːi̯³³ kɔːk̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phi-kok
  - Hakka Romanization System: pi gog`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: pi⁴ gog⁵
  - IPA: /pʰi⁵⁵ kok̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phòe-kak / phè-kak
  - Tâi-lô: phuè-kak / phè-kak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: phoea'kag, phea'kag
  - IPA (Xiamen): /pʰue²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/, /pʰe²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵/, /pʰe⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kak̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰue²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/, /pʰe²¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pʰue¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/, /pʰe¹¹⁻⁵³ kak̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pʰue²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/, /pʰe²¹⁻⁴¹ kak̚³²/