職業
See also: 职业
Chinese
| office; duty | business; occupation; study | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (職業) | 職 | 業 | |
| simp. (职业) | 职 | 业 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zik1 jip6
- Hakka
- Eastern Min (BUC): cék-ngiĕk
- Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): zih6 gieh7
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7tseq-gniq
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zhíyè
- Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄧㄝˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhyè
- Wade–Giles: chih2-yeh4
- Yale: jŕ-yè
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyryeh
- Palladius: чжие (čžije)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ jɛ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zik1 jip6
- Yale: jīk yihp
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzik7 jip9
- Guangdong Romanization: jig1 yib6
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɪk̚⁵ jiːp̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳt-ngia̍p
- Hakka Romanization System: ziidˋ ngiab
- Hagfa Pinyim: zid5 ngiab6
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨt̚² ŋi̯ap̚⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
- Hakka Romanization System: zhid ngiabˋ
- Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃit⁵⁻² ŋiap²/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Eastern Min
- Puxian Min
- (Putian)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: zih6 gieh7 [Phonetic: zih7 gieh7]
- Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: cih-gia̍h
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siʔ²¹⁻⁴⁵ kiɛʔ⁴/
- (Xianyou)
- Pouseng Ping'ing: zih6 gieh7 [Phonetic: zih7 gieh7]
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siʔ²⁻⁴ kiɛʔ⁴/
- (Putian)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chit-gia̍p
- Tâi-lô: tsit-gia̍p
- Phofsit Daibuun: citgiap
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiap̚⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ ɡiap̚²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁵ ɡiap̚¹²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiap̚⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ ɡiap̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: zêh4 ngiab8
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tseh ngia̍p
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡seʔ²⁻⁴ ŋiap̚⁴/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: tsyik ngjaep
Noun
職業
- occupation; profession; career; vocation (Classifier: 個/个 m; 種/种 m)
Usage notes
It is not customary in Chinese to distinguish between a profession and a professional title or role, as is the case in English. Consider the following example:
It is also common to count being a student as an occupation.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 職業 (“job; occupation; profession”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 職, 業 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 職業, 工作 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 工作 |
| Singapore | 工, 工作 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 工 |
| Hong Kong | 工 | |
| Singapore (Guangfu) | 工 | |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 頭路 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 頭路 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 頭路 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 頭路 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 頭路 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 頭路 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 頭路, 工課, 穡路 |
| Quanzhou | 頭路, 工課, 穡路 | |
| Jinjiang | 頭路 | |
| Zhangzhou | 頭路, 工課, 穡路 | |
| Taipei | 頭路 | |
| New Taipei (Sanxia) | 頭路, 職業 | |
| Kaohsiung | 工課, 頭路, 穡頭, 職業 | |
| Yilan | 工課, 頭路, 職業 | |
| Changhua (Lukang) | 工課, 頭路, 職業 | |
| Taichung | 頭路, 工課, 穡頭 | |
| Tainan | 工課, 頭路, 穡頭, 職業 | |
| Hsinchu | 頭路, 工課 | |
| Kinmen | 頭路, 工課 | |
| Penghu (Magong) | 工課 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 工課, 工 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 工, 頭路, 工課 | |
| Manila (Hokkien) | 頭路 | |
| Jieyang | 工課 | |
| Singapore (Teochew) | 工, 工課 | |
| Singapore (Hainanese) | 工 | |
| Wu | Shanghai | 工作, 生活, 生意, 行當, 飯碗 figuratively, 飯碗頭 figuratively |
| Shanghai (Chongming) | 生活, 營生 | |
| Suzhou | 行當 | |
| Danyang | 生活 | |
| Ningbo | 生活, 行當 | |
| Wenzhou | 行當 | |
| Jinhua | 行當, 事幹, 生活 | |
Adjective
職業
- (attributive) professional; occupational; vocational; not amateur
Synonyms
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 職 | 業 |
| しょく Grade: 5 |
ぎょう Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
職業 • (shokugyō) ←しよくげふ (syokugefu)?
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 職 | 業 |
Noun
職業 • (jigeop) (hangeul 직업)
- hanja form? of 직업 (“job, work, occupation, vocation, profession, trade”)
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 職 | 業 |
Noun
職業
- chữ Hán form of chức nghiệp (“career, profession”)