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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xǐjù

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² kek⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hí-kio̍k / hí-kia̍k / hí-ke̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hi² giah⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xǐjù
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sǐjyù
    • Wade–Giles: hsi³-chü⁴
    • Yale: syǐ-jyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiijiuh
    • Palladius: сицзюй (siczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei² kek⁶
    • Yale: héi kehk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei² kek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi² kég⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-kio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: hí-kio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hy'kiok
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /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/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hi² giah⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hí kia̍h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hi⁵²⁻³⁵ kiaʔ⁴/

Noun

喜劇

1. comedy; farce

Antonyms

• 悲劇／悲剧 (bēijù)

Derived terms

• 喜劇演員 / 喜剧演员 (xǐjù yǎnyuán)
• 情景喜劇 / 情景喜剧 (qíngjǐng xǐjù)
• 處境喜劇 / 处境喜剧 (chǔjìng xǐjù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
喜	劇
き Grade: 5	げき Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

喜(き)劇(げき) • (kigeki) 

1. comedy; farce

Derived terms

• 喜(き)劇(げき)的(てき) (kigekiteki): comedic
• 喜(き)劇俳(げきはい)優(ゆう) (kigeki haiyū): (n.) comedian

Related terms

• 悲(ひ)劇(げき) (higeki): tragedy

Korean

Hanja in this term
喜	劇

Noun

喜劇 • (huigeuk) (hangeul 희극)

1. hanja form^? of 희극

Derived terms

• 희극작가 (喜劇作家, huigeukjakga): comedic dramatist, comedic writer
• 희극배우 (喜劇俳優, huigeukbae'u): comedic actor

Related terms

• 비극 (悲劇, bigeuk): tragedy

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
喜	劇

Noun

喜劇

1. chữ Hán form of hí kịch (“comedy”).