左翼

Chinese

		left	wing
trad. (左翼)		左	翼
simp. ^#(左翼)		左	翼

Etymology

Semantic loan from English left wing.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuǒyì

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zo² jik⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chó-e̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒyì
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒyì
  - Wade–Giles: tso³-i⁴
  - Yale: dzwǒ-yì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuooyih
  - Palladius: цзои (czoi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ i⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zo² jik⁶
  - Yale: jó yihk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzo² jik⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zo² yig⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔː³⁵ jɪk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chó-e̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tsó-i̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zoyek
  - IPA (Xiamen, Taipei): /t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ iɪk̚⁴/

Noun

左翼

(literal) left wing
Antonym: 右翼 (yòuyì)
(politics) left wing
Synonym: 左派 (zuǒpài)

Antonyms: 右翼 (yòuyì), 右派 (yòupài)

自由意志左翼 ― zìyóuyìzhì zuǒyì ― libertarian left
(sports) left-winger
Antonym: 右翼 (yòuyì)
(military) left flank
Antonym: 右翼 (yòuyì)

Adjective

左翼

(politics) left-wing
Synonym: 左派 (zuǒpài)

Antonyms: 右翼 (yòuyì), 右派 (yòupài)

Derived terms

左翼分子 (zuǒyì fènzǐ)
左聯 / 左联 (zuǒlián)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
左	翼
さ Grade: 1	よく Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) さよく [sáꜜyòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])
IPA^(key): [sa̠jo̞kɯ̟]

Noun

左(さ)翼(よく) • (sayoku)

See also

左(さ)翼(よく)手(しゅ) (sayokushu)
右(う)翼(よく) (uyoku)