處世

See also: 处世

Chinese

		a place; location; spot a place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to stay; get along with; to be in a position of; deal with	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
trad. (處世)		處	世
simp. (处世)		处	世

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chǔshì

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˇ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cyu² sai³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhú-sṳ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhú-sè

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chǔshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˇ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chǔshìh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻu³-shih⁴
  - Yale: chǔ-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuushyh
  - Palladius: чуши (čuši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    處世 / 处世
    處事 / 处事
    處士 / 处士
    處室 / 处室
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cyu² sai³
  - Yale: chyú sai
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsy² sai³
  - Guangdong Romanization: qu² sei³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰyː³⁵ sɐi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhú-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: cu^ˋ sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: cu³ si⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu³¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhú-sè
  - Tâi-lô: tshú-sè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhwsex
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

Verb

處世

to conduct oneself (in society)
- 處世若大夢，胡為勞其生。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  处世若大梦，胡为劳其生。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Li Bai, Waking from Drunkenness on a Spring Day
  Chǔshì ruò dàmèng, húwèi láo qí shēng. [Pinyin]
  Life in the World is but a big dream; I will not spoil it by any labour or care.
- 處世不分輕重，非丈夫也。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  处世不分轻重，非丈夫也。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE
  Chǔshì bùfēn qīngzhòng, fēi zhàngfū yě. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 沉默是一種處世哲學，用得好時，又是一種藝術。 [MSC, trad.]
  沉默是一种处世哲学，用得好时，又是一种艺术。 [MSC, simp.]
  From: 朱自清《沉默》
  Chénmò shì yī zhǒng chǔshì zhéxué, yòng de hǎo shí, yòu shì yī zhǒng yìshù. [Pinyin]
  Silence in social conduct is a kind of philosophy and an art form when used well.

Synonyms

(literary) 行世 (xíngshì)

Derived terms

為人處世 / 为人处世 (wéirénchǔshì)

References

“處世”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.