妓者

Chinese

		prostitute	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)
trad. (妓者)		妓	者
simp. #(妓者)		妓	者

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìzhě

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄜˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei⁶ ze²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìzhě
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄜˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìjhě
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-chê³
    • Yale: jì-jě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihjee
    • Palladius: цзичжэ (czičžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei⁶ ze²
    • Yale: geih jé
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei⁶ dze²
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi⁶ zé²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯²² t͡sɛː³⁵/

Noun

妓者

1. prostitute

Etymology 2

Homophone pun on 記者／记者 (jìzhě, “journalist”) in Mandarin.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jìzhě

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄜˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei³ ze²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jìzhě
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄜˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jìjhě
    • Wade–Giles: chi⁴-chê³
    • Yale: jì-jě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihjee
    • Palladius: цзичжэ (czičžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei³ ze²
    • Yale: gei jé
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei³ dze²
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi³ zé²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³³ t͡sɛː³⁵/

Noun

妓者

1. (neologism, derogatory) reporter; journalist