講座

See also: 讲座

Chinese

		to talk; speech; to speak to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain	seat; base; stand seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things
trad. (講座)		講	座
simp. (讲座)		讲	座

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jiǎngzuò

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gong² zo⁶
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): káng-chǒ / káng-chō

  (Teochew, Peng'im): gang² zo⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎngzuò
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎngzuò
    • Wade–Giles: chiang³-tso⁴
    • Yale: jyǎng-dzwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeangtzuoh
    • Palladius: цзянцзо (czjanczo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gong² zo⁶
    • Yale: góng joh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gong² dzo⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gong² zo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɔː²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káng-chǒ
    • Tâi-lô: káng-tsǒ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡so²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káng-chō
    • Tâi-lô: káng-tsō
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kafngzoi
    • IPA (Taipei): /kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡so³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡so²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɤ³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: gang² zo⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: káng tsō
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡so¹¹/

Noun

講座

1. seminar; lecture

   張博士是這場講座的主講人。 [MSC, trad.]
   张博士是这场讲座的主讲人。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhāng bóshì shì zhè chǎng jiǎngzuò de zhǔjiǎngrén. [Pinyin]

   Dr. Zhang is the presenter of this seminar.

   我要去北大聽講座。 [MSC, trad.]
   我要去北大听讲座。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ yào qù Běidà tīng jiǎngzuò. [Pinyin]

   I want to go to Peking University to attend a lecture.

2. course; series of lessons; lecture series
3. chair (academic position)

   講座教授／讲座教授  ―  jiǎngzuò jiàoshòu  ―  chair professorship; docent

4. (archaic) seat for a scholar or monk give lectures

Synonyms

• (seat for a scholar or monk to give lectures): 講席／讲席 (jiǎngxí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
講	座
こう Grade: 5	ざ Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) こーざ [kòózá] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːza̠]

Noun

講(こう)座(ざ) • (kōza) 

1. chair (the position of a lecturer or professor; the person holding this position)
2. a lecture or short course on a subject