節奏

See also: 节奏

Chinese

		festival; section; segment festival; section; segment; point; part; to economize; to save; temperate	present a memorial; to achieve; to play
trad. (節奏)		節	奏
simp. (节奏)		节	奏

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiézòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄡˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zit³ zau³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chiet-cheu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chiat-chò / chiat-chàu

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zag⁴ zao³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiézòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄗㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiézòu
    • Wade–Giles: chieh²-tsou⁴
    • Yale: jyé-dzòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyetzow
    • Palladius: цзецзоу (czeczou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡soʊ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zit³ zau³
    • Yale: jit jau
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ dzau³
    • Guangdong Romanization: jid³ zeo³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ t͡sɐu̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiet-cheu
    • Hakka Romanization System: jied^ˋ zeu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jiad⁵ zeu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡si̯et̚² t͡seu̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat-chò
    • Tâi-lô: tsiat-tsò
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciatzoix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡so²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡so⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiat-chàu
    • Tâi-lô: tsiat-tsàu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ciatzaux
    • IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sau²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sau¹¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɛt̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sau²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zag⁴ zao³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsak tsàu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sau²¹³/

Noun

節奏

1. (music) rhythm
2. (figuratively) pace; tempo pulse; beat

   生活節奏／生活节奏  ―  shēnghuó jiézòu  ―  pace of life

   快節奏生活／快节奏生活  ―  kuàijiézòu shēnghuó  ―  fast-paced lifestyle

Synonyms

• (pace): 旋律 (xuánlǜ)

Derived terms

• 節奏口技 / 节奏口技 (jiézòu kǒujì)
• 節奏吉他 / 节奏吉他 (jiézòu jítā)
• 節奏布魯斯 / 节奏布鲁斯 (jiézòu bùlǔsī)
• 節奏感 / 节奏感 (jiézòugǎn)
• 節奏藍調 / 节奏蓝调