講座

See also: 讲座

Chinese

		to talk; speech; to speak to talk; speech; to speak; to tell; to explain	seat; base; stand seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things
trad. (講座)		講	座
simp. (讲座)		讲	座

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎngzuò

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gong² zo⁶
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): káng-chǒ / káng-chō

(Teochew, Peng'im): gang² zo⁷

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎngzuò
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎngzuò
  - Wade–Giles: chiang³-tso⁴
  - Yale: jyǎng-dzwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeangtzuoh
  - Palladius: цзянцзо (czjanczo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gong² zo⁶
  - Yale: góng joh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gong² dzo⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gong² zo⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔːŋ³⁵ t͡sɔː²²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káng-chǒ
  - Tâi-lô: káng-tsǒ
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡so²²/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: káng-chō
  - Tâi-lô: káng-tsō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kafngzoi
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡so³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kaŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡so²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɤ³³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gang² zo⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: káng tsō
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡so¹¹/

Noun

講座

seminar; lecture
張博士是這場講座的主講人。 [MSC, trad.]
张博士是这场讲座的主讲人。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhāng bóshì shì zhè chǎng jiǎngzuò de zhǔjiǎngrén. [Pinyin]
Dr. Zhang is the presenter of this seminar.

我要去北大聽講座。 [MSC, trad.]
我要去北大听讲座。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ yào qù Běidà tīng jiǎngzuò. [Pinyin]
I want to go to Peking University to attend a lecture.
course; series of lessons; lecture series
chair (academic position)
講座教授／讲座教授 ― jiǎngzuò jiàoshòu ― chair professorship; docent
(archaic) seat for a scholar or monk give lectures

Synonyms

(seat for a scholar or monk to give lectures): 講席／讲席 (jiǎngxí)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
講	座
こう Grade: 5	ざ Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーざ [kòózá] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːza̠]

Noun

講(こう)座(ざ) • (kōza)

chair (the position of a lecturer or professor; the person holding this position)
a lecture or short course on a subject

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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