軟件

See also: 软件

Chinese

		soft; flexible	a measure word for thing, clothes, item
trad. (軟件)		軟	件
simp. (软件)		软	件

Etymology

Calque of English software.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): ruǎnjiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyun⁵ gin^6-2
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): nńg-kiāⁿ / nńg-kiǎⁿ / núi-kiāⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): neng² gian⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎnjiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnjiàn
    • Wade–Giles: juan³-chien⁴
    • Yale: rwǎn-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanjiann
    • Palladius: жуаньцзянь (žuanʹczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: ruǎnjiànr
    • Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: ruǎnjiànr
    • Wade–Giles: juan³-chien⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: rwǎn-jyànr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: roanjiall
    • Palladius: жуаньцзяньр (žuanʹczjanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyun⁵ gin^6-2
    • Yale: yúhn gín
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jyn⁵ gin^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: yun⁵ gin^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyːn¹³ kiːn²²⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nńg-kiāⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: nńg-kiānn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nngfkvia
    • IPA (Xiamen): /nŋ̍⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: nńg-kiǎⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: nńg-kiǎnn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /nŋ̍⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiã²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: núi-kiāⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: nuí-kiānn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: nuy'kvia
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /nuĩ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiã²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: neng² gian⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nṳ́ng kiăⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /nɯŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ kĩã³⁵/

Noun

軟件

1. (Mainland China, Hong Kong, computing) software (Classifier: 個／个 m; 套 m)

   即時通訊軟件／即时通讯软件  ―  jíshí tōngxùn ruǎnjiàn  ―  instant messenger

   翻牆軟件／翻墙软件  ―  fānqiáng ruǎnjiàn  ―  Internet censorship circumvention software

2. (Mainland China, Hong Kong, figurative) thoughts, laws, systems, ideologies, etc. in a society

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 軟件 (“software”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		軟件 Mainland China, 軟體 Taiwan
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	軟體
Mandarin	Singapore	軟件
Cantonese	Hong Kong	軟件
Southern Min	Xiamen	軟件
	Quanzhou	軟件
	Zhangzhou	軟件

Coordinate terms

• 硬件 (yìngjiàn)

Derived terms

• 惡意軟件／恶意软件 (èyì ruǎnjiàn)
• 文字處理軟件／文字处理软件
• 殺毒軟件／杀毒软件 (shādú ruǎnjiàn)
• 流氓軟件／流氓软件 (liúmáng ruǎnjiàn)
• 軟件工程／软件工程 (ruǎnjiàn gōngchéng)