會計

See also: 会計 and 会计

Chinese

		to meet; to gather; group to meet; to gather; group; to assemble; association; be able to; be likely to; to balance an account; accounting	to calculate; to compute; to count to calculate; to compute; to count; reckon; ruse; to plan
trad. (會計)		會	計
simp. (会计)		会	计

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuàijì

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): wui⁶ gai³ / kui² gai³ / kui³ gai³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): voi⁵ gai¹
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): fi-kie / fi-ki

(Hailu, HRS): fui^˖ gie^ˇ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kòe-kè / hōe-kè

(Teochew, Peng'im): guai³ goi³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵kue-ci₅; ⁵khue-ci₅

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuàijì → kuàiji (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄐㄧˋ → ㄎㄨㄞˋ ˙ㄐㄧ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuàiji̊
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuai⁴-chi⁵
  - Yale: kwài-ji
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuay.jih
  - Palladius: куайцзи (kuajczi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/ → /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥i¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wui⁶ gai³ / kui² gai³ / kui³ gai³
  - Yale: wuih gai / kúi gai / kui gai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁶ gai³ / kui² gai³ / kui³ gai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁶ gei³ / kui² gei³ / kui³ gei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²² kɐi̯³³/, /kʰuːi̯³⁵ kɐi̯³³/, /kʰuːi̯³³ kɐi̯³³/

Note: kui2 gai3, kui3 gai3 — uncommon.

- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: voi⁵ gai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vᵘɔi³² kai³³/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fi-kie
  - Hakka Romanization System: fi gie
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fi⁴ gie⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fi⁵⁵ ki̯e⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: fi-ki
  - Hakka Romanization System: fi gi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: fi⁴ gi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /fi⁵⁵ ki⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: fui^˖ gie^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /fui³³ kie¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kòe-kè
  - Tâi-lô: kuè-kè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koea'kex
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kue²¹⁻⁴¹ ke²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kue¹¹⁻⁵³ ke¹¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kue²¹⁻⁵³ ke²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ke⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hōe-kè
  - Tâi-lô: huē-kè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hoexkex
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue³³⁻²¹ ke²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hue³³⁻¹¹ ke¹¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: guai³ goi³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kuài kòi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuai²¹³⁻⁵⁵ koi²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵kue-ci₅; ⁵khue-ci₅
  - MiniDict: kue^去 ci^去; khue^去 ci^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²kue-ji₂; ²khue-ji₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kue³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/, /kʰue³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: kwajH kejH

Rime
Character	會	計
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	泰 (26)	齊 (39)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	IV
Fanqie	古外切	古詣切
Baxter	kwajH	kejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuɑi^H/	/kei^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kʷɑi^H/	/kei^H/
Shao Rongfen	/kuɑi^H/	/kɛi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kwaj^H/	/kɛj^H/
Li Rong	/kuɑi^H/	/kei^H/
Wang Li	/kuɑi^H/	/kiei^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kuɑi^H/	/kiei^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	guì	jì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gui³	gai³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤop-s kˤij-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*koːbs kiːds/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	會	計
Reading #	3/3	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	kuài	jì
Middle Chinese	‹ kwaj^H ›	‹ kej^H ›
Old Chinese	/*kˁop-s/	/*kˁij-s/
English	calculate; calculation	calculate
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	會	計
Reading #	1/2	1/1
No.	5493	5835
Phonetic component	會	計
Rime group	蓋	至
Rime subdivision	3	1
Corresponding MC rime	儈	計
Old Chinese	/*koːbs/	/*kiːds/

Noun

會計

accounting; accountancy
會計事務所／会计事务所 ― kuàijì shìwùsuǒ ― accounting firm

成本會計／成本会计 ― chéngběn kuàijì ― cost accounting
accountant

Derived terms

創意會計 / 创意会计 (chuàngyì kuàijì)
成本會計 / 成本会计 (chéngběn kuàijì)
會計員 / 会计员 (kuàijìyuán)
會計學 / 会计学 (kuàijìxué)
會計師 / 会计师 (kuàijìshī)
會計成本 / 会计成本 (kuàijì chéngběn)
會計證 / 会计证 (kuàijìzhèng)
法務會計 / 法务会计 (fǎwù kuàijì)
財會 / 财会 (cáikuài)

Verb

會計

(Classical) to examine and calculate
(Classical) to do accounting work
(Classical, of the Son of Heaven) to give out rewards to vassals based on merit
(Classical) to plan; to manage

Synonyms

(to examine and calculate):

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合算 (hésuàn)
推算 (tuīsuàn)
摟 / 搂 (lōu) (regional, figurative)
核算 (hésuàn)
核計 / 核计 (héjì)
算計 / 算计 (suànjì)
計算 / 计算 (jìsuàn)
計量 / 计量

Proper noun

會計

(historical) Alternative name for 會稽／会稽 (Kuàijī, “Mount Kuaiji”).
(historical) Alternative name for 會稽／会稽 (Kuàijī, “Kuaiji (place name)”).

Korean

Hanja in this term
會	計

Noun

會計 • (hoegye) (hangeul 회계)

hanja form^? of 회계 (“accounting”)