通譯

See also: 通译

Chinese

		go through; know well; to connect go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open	to translate; to interpret
trad. (通譯)		通	譯
simp. (通译)		通	译

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tōngyì

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄥ ㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): tung¹ jik⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): thong-e̍k

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tōngyì
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄥ ㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tongyì
    • Wade–Giles: tʻung¹-i⁴
    • Yale: tūng-yì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tongyih
    • Palladius: тунъи (tunʺi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: tung¹ jik⁶
    • Yale: tūng yihk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tung¹ jik⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: tung¹ yig⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰʊŋ⁵⁵ jɪk̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thong-e̍k
    • Tâi-lô: thong-i̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tong'ek
    • IPA (Xiamen): /tʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɪk̚⁴/

Verb

通譯

1. (dated) to translate; to interpret

Noun

通譯

1. (dated) translator; interpreter

Synonyms

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• 口譯員／口译员 (kǒuyìyuán) (interpreter)
• 口譯者／口译者 (kǒuyìzhě) (interpreter)
• 翻譯／翻译 (fānyì)
• 翻譯員／翻译员 (fānyìyuán)
• 翻譯官／翻译官 (fānyìguān)
• 翻譯者／翻译者 (fānyìzhě)
• 舌人 (shérén) (literary)
• 譯匠／译匠 (yìjiàng) (literary)
• 譯員／译员 (yìyuán)
• 譯者／译者 (yìzhě)
• 通事 (tōngshì) (archaic)
• 通事官 (tōngshìguān) (archaic)
• 通司 (tōngsī) (archaic)
• 通譯員／通译员 (tōngyìyuán)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
通	譯
つう Grade: 2	やく Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡sɨːja̠kɯ̟]

Noun

通(つう)譯(やく) • (tsūyaku) 

1. interpreting, interpretation: the facilitation of spoken conversation between two or more parties that do not all speak a common language
2. an interpreter: someone who interprets speech in the language of the speaker into the language of the listener

Verb

通(つう)譯(やく)する • (tsūyaku suru) suru (stem 通(つう)譯(やく)し (tsūyaku shi), past 通(つう)譯(やく)した (tsūyaku shita))

1. to interpret: to listen to speech in one language and then convey the meaning of that speech in the language of the listener

Conjugation

Conjugation of "通譯する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	通譯し	つうやくし	tsūyaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	通譯し	つうやくし	tsūyaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	通譯する	つうやくする	tsūyaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	通譯する	つうやくする	tsūyaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	通譯すれ	つうやくすれ	tsūyaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	通譯せよ¹ 通譯しろ²	つうやくせよ¹ つうやくしろ²	tsūyaku seyo¹ tsūyaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	通譯される	つうやくされる	tsūyaku sareru
Causative	通譯させる 通譯さす	つうやくさせる つうやくさす	tsūyaku saseru tsūyaku sasu
Potential	通譯できる	つうやくできる	tsūyaku dekiru
Volitional	通譯しよう	つうやくしよう	tsūyaku shiyō
Negative	通譯しない	つうやくしない	tsūyaku shinai
Negative continuative	通譯せず	つうやくせず	tsūyaku sezu
Formal	通譯します	つうやくします	tsūyaku shimasu
Perfective	通譯した	つうやくした	tsūyaku shita
Conjunctive	通譯して	つうやくして	tsūyaku shite
Hypothetical conditional	通譯すれば	つうやくすれば	tsūyaku sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative