左翼

Chinese

		left	wing
trad. (左翼)		左	翼
simp. #(左翼)		左	翼

Etymology

Semantic loan from English left wing.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuǒyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zo² jik⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chó-e̍k / chó͘-ia̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒyì
    • Wade–Giles: tso³-i⁴
    • Yale: dzwǒ-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuooyih
    • Palladius: цзои (czoi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zo² jik⁶
    • Yale: jó yihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzo² jik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zo² yig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː³⁵ jɪk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chó-e̍k
    • Tâi-lô: tsó-i̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zoyek
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chó͘-ia̍k
    • Tâi-lô: tsóo-ia̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zofiak
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ iak̚²⁴/

Noun

左翼

1. (literal) left wing

   Antonym: 右翼 (yòuyì)

2. (politics) left wing

   Synonym: 左派 (zuǒpài)

   Antonyms: 右翼 (yòuyì), 右派 (yòupài)

   自由意志左翼  ―  zìyóuyìzhì zuǒyì  ―  libertarian left

3. (sports) left-winger

   Antonym: 右翼 (yòuyì)

4. (military) left flank

   Antonym: 右翼 (yòuyì)

Adjective

左翼

1. (politics) left-wing

   Synonym: 左派 (zuǒpài)

   Antonyms: 右翼 (yòuyì), 右派 (yòupài)

Derived terms

• 左翼分子 (zuǒyì fènzǐ)
• 左聯 / 左联 (zuǒlián)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
左	翼
さ Grade: 1	よく Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) さよく [sáꜜyòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [sa̠jo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

左(さ)翼(よく) • (sayoku) 

1. (politics) left wing
2. (sports) left wing
3. (military) left flank

See also

• 左(さ)翼(よく)手(しゅ) (sayokushu)
• 右(う)翼(よく) (uyoku)