弱者

Chinese

		weak; feeble; young weak; feeble; young; inferior	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)
simp. and trad. (弱者)		弱	者

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ruòzhě

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ ze²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngio̍k-chá
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): jio̍k-chiá / lio̍k-chiá

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: ruòzhě
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ruòjhě
  - Wade–Giles: jo⁴-chê³
  - Yale: rwò-jě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruohjee
  - Palladius: жочжэ (žočžɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: joek⁶ ze²
  - Yale: yeuhk jé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ dze²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ zé²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jœːk̚² t͡sɛː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngio̍k-chá
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiog za^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiog⁶ za³
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋi̯ok̚⁵ t͡sa³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jio̍k-chiá
  - Tâi-lô: jio̍k-tsiá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jiogciar
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ziɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sia⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lio̍k-chiá
  - Tâi-lô: lio̍k-tsiá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liogciar
  - IPA (Taipei): /liɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡sia⁵³/

Noun

弱者

the weak; those who are weak; a weakling
同情弱者 ― tóngqíng ruòzhě ― to have sympathy for the weak

Antonyms

強者／强者 (qiángzhě)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (弱者):

→ Japanese: 弱者(じゃくしゃ) (jakusha)
→ Korean: 약자(弱者) (yakja)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弱	者
じゃく Grade: 2	しゃ Grade: 3
kan'on	on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) じゃくしゃ [jáꜜkùshà] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠kɯ̟̊ɕa̠]

Noun

弱(じゃく)者(しゃ) • (jakusha) ^{←じやくしや (zyakusya)^?}

(literal) a weakling
- 2017 January 20, “英(えい)雄(ゆう)的(てき)介(かい)入(にゅう) [Heroic Intervention]”, in 霊気紛争 [Aether Revolt], Wizards of the Coast:
  
  「強(きょう)者(しゃ)が弱(じゃく)者(しゃ)を蹂(じゅう)躙(りん)するとき、そこに私(わたし)がいるだろう。」
  “Kyōsha ga jakusha o jūrinsuru toki, soko ni watashi ga iru darō.”
  “Whenever the strong would trample over the weak, I will be there.”

Antonyms

強(きょう)者(しゃ) (kyōsha)

References

^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
弱	者

Noun

弱者 • (yakja) (hangeul 약자)

hanja form^? of 약자