架勢

Chinese

	to support; frame; rack to support; frame; rack; framework; measure word for planes, large vehicles, radios, etc.	power; force; tendency power; force; tendency; conditions; influence
trad. (架勢)	架	勢
simp. (架势)	架	势
alternative forms	架式 Mandarin

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiàshi, jiàshì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄕ, ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gaa³ sai³

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ga¹ sai¹
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ga⁴ se⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kà-sè / kèe-sì / kè-sè / kè-sì

(Teochew, Peng'im): gê³ si³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiàshi
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ˙ㄕ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiàshi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: chia⁴-shih⁵
  - Yale: jyà-shr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiah.shy
  - Palladius: цзяши (czjaši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiàshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiàshìh
  - Wade–Giles: chia⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: jyà-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiahshyh
  - Palladius: цзяши (czjaši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gaa³ sai³
  - Yale: ga sai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gaa³ sai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ga³ sei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaː³³ sɐi̯³³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ga¹ sai¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka³³ sai³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ga⁴ se⁴ [Phonetic: ga¹ se⁴]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ga̍-sa̤̍
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ka⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ɬe⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kà-sè
  - Tâi-lô: kà-sè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: karsex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ka²¹⁻⁵³ se²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ka⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ se⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kèe-sì
  - Tâi-lô: kèe-sì
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɛ²¹⁻⁵³ si²¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè-sè
  - Tâi-lô: kè-sè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: keasex
  - IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ se¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke²¹⁻⁴¹ se²¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kè-sì
  - Tâi-lô: kè-sì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: keasix
  - IPA (Taipei): /ke¹¹⁻⁵³ si¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ke²¹⁻⁴¹ si²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gê³ si³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kè sì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ke²¹³⁻⁵⁵ si²¹³/

Noun

架勢

(colloquial) posture; stance; manner
(colloquial) situation; circumstances

Synonyms

(posture): 式子 (shìzi), 姿勢／姿势 (zīshì), 姿態／姿态 (zītài)
(situation): 態勢／态势 (tàishì)

Adjective

架勢

(Cantonese) impressive; splendid; extravagant

Derived terms

架勢堂 / 架势堂

References

“架勢”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.