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角色

角色

Chinese

		horn; angle; role horn; angle; role; actor; contend; horn-shaped; Chinese musical note	color; dice; look color; dice; look; appearance
simp. and trad. (角色)		角	色

Alternative forms

腳色／脚色

Noun

角色

a character in a story; a role in a play, film, etc.
a function; a role; a part

See also

配角 (pèijué, pèijiǎo)
主角 (zhǔjué, zhǔjiǎo)

Etymology

From 角 (jiǎo, “actor”) + 色 (sè, “kind”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): juésè, jiǎosè

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄜˋ, ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄙㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gok³ sik¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kok-set
Min Nan (POJ): kak-sek

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, literary, standard)⁺
  - Pinyin: juésè
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyueseh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕɥ̯œ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, colloquial)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiǎosè
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄙㄜˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeauseh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ sɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gok³ sik¹
  - Yale: gok sīk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gok⁸ sik⁷
  - IPA ^(key): /kɔːk̚³ sɪk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kok-set
  - Hakka Romanization System: gog` sed`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gog⁵ sed⁵
  - IPA: /kok̚² set̚²/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kak-sek
  - Tâi-lô: kak-sik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kakseg
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kak̚³²⁻⁴ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɕiɪk̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kak̚³²⁻⁵ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kak̚³²⁻⁴ ɕiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kak̚³²⁻⁴ ɕiɪk̚³²/