行者

Chinese

		to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does something)
simp. and trad. (行者)		行	者

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xíngzhě

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄜˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁴ ze²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hêng-chiá

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xíngzhě
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄜˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: síngjhě
  - Wade–Giles: hsing²-chê³
  - Yale: syíng-jě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngjee
  - Palladius: синчжэ (sinčžɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hang⁴ ze²
  - Yale: hàhng jé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁴ dze²
  - Guangdong Romanization: heng⁴ zé²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêng-chiá
  - Tâi-lô: hîng-tsiá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hengciar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sia⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sia⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sia⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sia⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sia⁴¹/

Noun

行者

(literary) pedestrian; passerby
- 行者必以贐。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
  行者必以赆。 [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
  From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE
  Xíngzhě bì yǐ jìn. [Pinyin]
  Travellers must be provided with what is necessary for their expenses.
wandering Buddhist monk

Synonyms

(pedestrian): 步行者 (bùxíngzhě); 行人 (xíngrén)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (行者):

→ Japanese: 行者(ぎょうじゃ) (gyōja)
→ Vietnamese: hành giả (行者)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
行	者
ぎょう Grade: 2	しゃ > じゃ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Noun

行(ぎょう)者(じゃ) • (gyōja)

ascetic; pilgrim; devotee