妓者

Chinese

		prostitute	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)
trad. (妓者)		妓	者
simp. ^#(妓者)		妓	者

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìzhě

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄜˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei⁶ ze²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìzhě
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄜˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìjhě
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-chê³
  - Yale: jì-jě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihjee
  - Palladius: цзичжэ (czičžɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    妓者
    記者 / 记者
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei⁶ ze²
  - Yale: geih jé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei⁶ dze²
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi⁶ zé²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯²² t͡sɛː³⁵/

Noun

妓者

prostitute

Etymology 2

Homophone pun on 記者／记者 (jìzhě, “journalist”) in Mandarin.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jìzhě

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄜˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gei³ ze²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jìzhě
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˋ ㄓㄜˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jìjhě
  - Wade–Giles: chi⁴-chê³
  - Yale: jì-jě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jihjee
  - Palladius: цзичжэ (czičžɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    妓者
    記者 / 记者
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gei³ ze²
  - Yale: gei jé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gei³ dze²
  - Guangdong Romanization: géi³ zé²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯³³ t͡sɛː³⁵/

Noun

妓者

(neologism, derogatory) presstitute