弱者

Chinese

		weak; feeble; young weak; feeble; young; inferior	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)
simp. and trad. (弱者)		弱	者

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruòzhě

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ ze²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngio̍k-chá
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): jio̍k-chiá / lio̍k-chiá

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ruòzhě
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruòjhě
    • Wade–Giles: jo⁴-chê³
    • Yale: rwò-jě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruohjee
    • Palladius: жочжэ (žočžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: joek⁶ ze²
    • Yale: yeuhk jé
    • Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ dze²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ zé²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚² t͡sɛː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngio̍k-chá
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngiog za`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngiog⁶ za³
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯ok̚⁵ t͡sa³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jio̍k-chiá
    • Tâi-lô: jio̍k-tsiá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: jiogciar
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ziɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sia⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lio̍k-chiá
    • Tâi-lô: lio̍k-tsiá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liogciar
    • IPA (Taipei): /liɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sia⁵³/

Noun

弱者

1. the weak; those who are weak; a weakling

   同情弱者  ―  tóngqíng ruòzhě  ―  to have sympathy for the weak

Antonyms

• 強者／强者 (qiángzhě)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (弱者):

• → Japanese: 弱者(じゃくしゃ) (jakusha)
• → Korean: 약자(弱者) (yakja)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弱	者
じゃく Grade: 2	しゃ Grade: 3
kan’on	on’yomi

Alternative spelling
弱者 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) じゃ​くしゃ [jáꜜkùshà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠kɯ̟̊ᵝɕa̠]

Noun

弱(じゃく)者(しゃ) • (jakusha) ^{←じやくしや (zyakusya)?}

1. (literal) a weakling
   • 2017 January 20, “英(えい)雄(ゆう)的(てき)介(かい)入(にゅう) [Heroic Intervention]”, in 霊気紛争 [Aether Revolt], Wizards of the Coast:

     「強(きょう)者(しゃ)が弱(じゃく)者(しゃ)を蹂(じゅう)躙(りん)するとき、そこに私(わたし)がいるだろう。」

     “Kyōsha ga jakusha o jūrinsuru toki, soko ni watashi ga iru darō.”

     “Whenever the strong would trample over the weak, I will be there.”

Antonyms

• 強(きょう)者(しゃ) (kyōsha)

Korean

Hanja in this term
弱	者

Noun

弱者 • (yakja) (hangeul 약자)

1. Hanja form^? of 약자.