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喜劇

喜劇

See also: 喜剧

Chinese

		to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	drama; play; show drama; play; show; severe
trad. (喜劇)		喜	劇
simp. (喜剧)		喜	剧

Noun

喜劇

comedy; farce

Derived terms

情景喜劇／情景喜剧 (qíngjǐng xǐjù)

處境喜劇／处境喜剧 (chǔjìng xǐjù)

Antonyms

悲劇／悲剧 (bēijù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
喜	劇
Grade: 4	Grade: 6

Noun

喜劇 ‎(hiragana きげき, romaji kigeki)

a comedy, farce

Derived terms

喜劇的 (きげきてき) ‎(kigekiteki): comedic
喜劇俳優 (きげきはいゆう) ‎(kigeki haiyū): (n.) comedian

Related terms

悲劇 (ひげき) ‎(higeki): tragedy

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): xǐjù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² kek⁶
Min Nan (POJ): hí-kio̍k / hí-kia̍k / hí-ke̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: xǐjù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiijiw
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² kek⁶
  - Yale: héi kehk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² kek⁹
  - IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-kio̍k
  - Tâi-lô: hí-kio̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hy'kiok
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-kia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: hí-kia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hy'kiak
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiak̚¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-ke̍k
  - Tâi-lô: hí-ki̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hy'kek
  - IPA (Taipei): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɪk̚⁴/