演劇

See also: 演剧

Chinese

		to develop; to evolve; to practise to develop; to evolve; to practise; to perform; to play; to act	drama; play; show drama; play; show; severe
trad. (演劇)		演	劇
simp. (演剧)		演	剧

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎnjù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin² kek⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ián-kio̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnjù
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnjyù
    • Wade–Giles: yen³-chü⁴
    • Yale: yǎn-jyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanjiuh
    • Palladius: яньцзюй (janʹczjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin² kek⁶
    • Yale: yín kehk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin² kek⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin² kég⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn³⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ián-kio̍k
    • Tâi-lô: ián-kio̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iefnkiok
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɔk̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔk̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔk̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɔk̚⁴/

Verb

演⫽劇 (verb-object) (intransitive)

1. to act in a play

Japanese

Kanji in this term
演	劇
えん Grade: 5	げき Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

演(えん)劇(げき) • (engeki) 

1. theatrical play

Synonyms

• 劇(げき) (geki)
• 芝居(しばい) (shibai)