喜劇

See also: 喜剧

Chinese

		to be fond of; to like; to enjoy to be fond of; to like; to enjoy; to be happy; to feel pleased; happiness; delight; glad	drama; play; show drama; play; show; severe
trad. (喜劇)		喜	劇
simp. (喜剧)		喜	剧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xǐjù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei² kek⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hí-kio̍k / hí-kia̍k / hí-ke̍k

(Teochew, Peng'im): hi² giah⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xǐjù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˇ ㄐㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sǐjyù
  - Wade–Giles: hsi³-chü⁴
  - Yale: syǐ-jyù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiijiuh
  - Palladius: сицзюй (siczjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei² kek⁶
  - Yale: héi kehk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei² kek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi² kég⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-kio̍k
  - Tâi-lô: hí-kio̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hy'kiok
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-kia̍k
  - Tâi-lô: hí-kia̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hy'kiak
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiak̚¹²¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hí-ke̍k
  - Tâi-lô: hí-ki̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hy'kek
  - IPA (Taipei): /hi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɪk̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hi² giah⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hí kia̍h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hi⁵²⁻³⁵ kiaʔ⁴/

Noun

喜劇

comedy; farce

Antonyms

悲劇／悲剧 (bēijù)

Derived terms

喜劇演員 / 喜剧演员 (xǐjù yǎnyuán)
情景喜劇 / 情景喜剧 (qíngjǐng xǐjù)
處境喜劇 / 处境喜剧 (chǔjìng xǐjù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
喜	劇
き Grade: 5	げき Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きげき [kíꜜgèkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [kʲiɡe̞kʲi]

Noun

喜(き)劇(げき) • (kigeki)

comedy; farce

Derived terms

喜(き)劇(げき)的(てき) (kigekiteki): comedic
喜(き)劇俳(げきはい)優(ゆう) (kigeki haiyū): (n.) comedian

Related terms

悲(ひ)劇(げき) (higeki): tragedy

Korean

Hanja in this term
喜	劇

Noun

喜劇 • (huigeuk) (hangeul 희극)

hanja form^? of 희극

Derived terms

희극작가 (喜劇作家, huigeukjakga): comedic dramatist, comedic writer
희극배우 (喜劇俳優, huigeukbae'u): comedic actor

Related terms

비극 (悲劇, bigeuk): tragedy

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
喜	劇

Noun

喜劇

chữ Hán form of hí kịch (“comedy”)