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稱職

稱職

See also: 称职

Chinese

		to call; to praise; to weigh to call; to praise; to weigh; to estimate; to consider; to address; to name; to say; commend; steelyard; balanced; to fit; well-off; suitable	office; duty
trad. (稱職)		稱	職
simp. (称职)		称	职
anagram		職稱／职称

Adjective

稱職

to be competent for a job; to be well-qualified for a post

Derived terms

不稱職／不称职

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chènzhí, chèngzhí

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˋ ㄓˊ, ㄔㄥˋ ㄓˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): can³ zik¹, cing³ zik¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳn-chṳt
Min Nan (POJ): chheng-chit / chhèng-chit

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland; variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: chènzhí
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˋ ㄓˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chennjyr
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: chèngzhí
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄥˋ ㄓˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chenqjyr
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: can³ zik¹, cing³ zik¹
  - Yale: chan jīk, ching jīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsan³ dzik⁷, tsing³ dzik⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn³³ t͡sɪk̚⁵/, /t͡sʰɪŋ³³ t͡sɪk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳn-chṳt
  - Hakka Romanization System: ciin ziid`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cin⁴ zid⁵
  - IPA: /t͡sʰɨn⁵⁵ t͡sɨt̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chheng-chit
  - Tâi-lô: tshing-tsit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhengcid
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕit̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕit̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhèng-chit
  - Tâi-lô: tshìng-tsit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zheangcid
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕʰiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕit̚³²/