救濟

See also: 救济 and 救済

Chinese

		to save; to assist; to rescue	aid; ferry; frugal
trad. (救濟)		救	濟
simp. (救济)		救	济

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiùjì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gau³ zai³
Gan (Wiktionary): jiu⁴ ji
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): kiu-chi

(Hailu, HRS): giu^ˇ zi^ˇ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kiù-chè

(Teochew, Peng'im): giu³ zi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiùjì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiòujì
  - Wade–Giles: chiu⁴-chi⁴
  - Yale: jyòu-jì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiowjih
  - Palladius: цзюцзи (czjuczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gau³ zai³
  - Yale: gau jai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gau³ dzai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: geo³ zei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐu̯³³ t͡sɐi̯³³/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: jiu⁴ ji
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiu³⁵ t͡ɕi²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiu-chi
  - Hakka Romanization System: giu ji
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giu⁴ ji⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯u⁵⁵ t͡si⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: giu^ˇ zi^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /kiu¹¹ t͡si¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiù-chè
  - Tâi-lô: kiù-tsè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiuozex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡se²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡se⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡se²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡se¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡se²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: giu³ zi³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiù tsì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡si²¹³/

Middle Chinese: kjuwH tsejH

Rime
Character	救	濟
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	精 (13)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	居祐切	子計切
Baxter	kjuwH	tsejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kɨu^H/	/t͡sei^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kiu^H/	/t͡sei^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kiəu^H/	/t͡sɛi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kuw^H/	/t͡sɛj^H/
Li Rong	/kiu^H/	/t͡sei^H/
Wang Li	/kĭəu^H/	/t͡siei^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ki̯ə̯u^H/	/t͡siei^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiù	jì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gau³	zai³

Verb

救濟

to provide emergency relief to
- 思平世難，救濟黎庶，上答神祇，下慰民望。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
  思平世难，救济黎庶，上答神祇，下慰民望。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]
  From: Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3^rd century CE
  Sī píng shì nàn, jiùjì líshù, shàng dá shénqí, xià wèi mínwàng. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

周濟 / 周济 (zhōujì)
存拯 (cúnzhěng) (Classical)
成濟 / 成济 (chéngjì) (literary)
拯救 (zhěngjiù)
挽救 (wǎnjiù)
接助 (Xiamen Hokkien)
接濟 / 接济 (jiējì)
援手 (yuánshǒu) (literary)
搶救 / 抢救 (qiǎngjiù)
搭救 (dājiù)
救 (jiù)
救助 (jiùzhù)
救拯 (jiùzhěng) (literary)
救援 (jiùyuán)
營救 / 营救 (yíngjiù)
補救 / 补救 (bǔjiù)
解救 (jiějiù)
馳援 / 驰援 (chíyuán) (to rush to the rescue)

Derived terms

救濟金 / 救济金 (jiùjìjīn)

See also

施捨／施舍 (shīshě)

Noun

救濟

(informal) short for 救濟金／救济金 (jiùjìjīn, “allowance; welfare payment”)
(law) remedy
私力救濟／私力救济 ― sīlì jiùjì ― private remedy

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (救濟):

→ Japanese: 救(きゅう)済(さい) (kyūsai)
→ Korean: 구제(救濟) (guje)
→ Vietnamese: cứu tế (救濟)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
救	濟
きゅう Grade: 5	さい Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 救濟 – see the following entry.

【救済きゅうさい】

[noun] rescue; relief; aid

[verb] to relieve; to give help

(This term, 救濟, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
救	濟

Noun

救濟 • (guje) (hangeul 구제)

hanja form^? of 구제 (“help, relief”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
救	濟

Verb

救濟

chữ Hán form of cứu tế (“to help”)