指揮者

Chinese

		to command; to direct	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)
trad. (指揮者)		指揮	者
simp. (指挥者)		指挥	者

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǐhuīzhě

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓㄜˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi² fai¹ ze²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǐhuīzhě
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄓㄜˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǐhhueijhě
    • Wade–Giles: chih³-hui¹-chê³
    • Yale: jř-hwēi-jě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyyhueijee
    • Palladius: чжихуэйчжэ (čžixuejčžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi² fai¹ ze²
    • Yale: jí fāi jé
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi² fai¹ dze²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji² fei¹ zé²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³⁵ fɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɛː³⁵/

Noun

指揮者

1. conductor (person who conducts an orchestra, choir or other music ensemble)

Synonyms

• 指揮家／指挥家 (zhǐhuījiā)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
指	揮	者
し Grade: 3	き Grade: 6	しゃ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
指揮者 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɕikʲi̥ɕa̠]

Noun

指(し)揮(き)者(しゃ) • (shikisha) 

1. conductor (one who conducts a musical performance)

See also

• 車掌(しゃしょう) (shashō): conductor (of a train)