哲學

See also: 哲学

Chinese

	philosophy; wise	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology
trad. (哲學)	哲	學
simp. (哲学)	哲	学
Literally: “wisdom[-making] learning”.

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 哲学(てつがく) (tetsugaku, “philosophy”)

(Internet slang) homosexual: From Japanese. From the practice of mistagging Billy Herrington videos as "philosophy" on Niconico Video.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhéxué

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zit³ hok⁶
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): chat-ho̍k

(Hailu, HRS): zhad hog^ˋ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): deh⁶ hah⁷
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tiat-ha̍k / thiat-ha̍k

(Teochew, Peng'im): diêg⁴ hag⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhéxué
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhésyué
  - Wade–Giles: chê²-hsüeh²
  - Yale: jé-sywé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jershyue
  - Palladius: чжэсюэ (čžɛsjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zit³ hok⁶
  - Yale: jit hohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ hok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jid³ hog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ hɔːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chat-ho̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: zad^ˋ hog
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zad⁵ hog⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sat̚² hok̚⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: zhad hog^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃat⁵⁻² hok²/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: deh⁶ hah⁷ [Phonetic: deh⁷ hah⁷]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: deh-ha̍h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ haʔ⁴/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: deh⁶ hah⁷ [Phonetic: deh⁷ hah⁷]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛʔ²⁻⁴ haʔ⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiat-ha̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tiat-ha̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diathak
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ hak̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hak̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiat-ha̍k
  - Tâi-lô: thiat-ha̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiathak
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hak̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: diêg⁴ hag⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiek ha̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiek̚²⁻⁴ hak̚⁴/

Noun

哲學

philosophy
科學技術哲學／科学技术哲学 ― kēxuéjìshù zhéxué ― philosophy of science and technology

馬克思主義哲學／马克思主义哲学 ― mǎkèsīzhǔyì zhéxué ― Marxist philosophy

哲學體系／哲学体系 ― zhéxué tǐxì ― system of philosophy
- 沉默是一種處世哲學，用得好時，又是一種藝術。 [MSC, trad.]
  沉默是一种处世哲学，用得好时，又是一种艺术。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 朱自清《沉默》
  Chénmò shì yī zhǒng chǔshì zhéxué, yòng de hǎo shí, yòu shì yī zhǒng yìshù. [Pinyin]
  Silence in social conduct is a kind of philosophy and an art form when used well.

Usage notes

Though both 哲理 (zhélǐ) and 哲學／哲学 (zhéxué) can both be translated as philosophy in English, the former emphasises philosophy as a system of thought, while the later emphasises philosophy as a field of study.