遊戲

See also: 游戏, 游戲, and 遊戯

Chinese

		to roam; travel	trick; drama; play trick; drama; play; show
trad. (遊戲)		遊	戲
simp. (游戏)		游	戏
2nd round simp.		沋戏

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yóuxì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): юши (i͡uši, I-II)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ hei³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yù-hi
• Eastern Min (BUC): iù-hié
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): iû-hì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): iu⁵ hi³

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yeu-shi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yóuxì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yóusì
    • Wade–Giles: yu²-hsi⁴
    • Yale: yóu-syì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youshih
    • Palladius: юси (jusi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: юши (i͡uši, I-II)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iou²⁴ ɕi⁵¹/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: jau⁴ hei³
    • Yale: yàuh hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ hei̯³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 油氣 / 油气 遊憩 / 游憩 遊戲 / 游戏

• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-hi
    • Hakka Romanization System: iu^ˇ hi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yiu² hi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /i̯u¹¹ hi⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-hi
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)iu^ˇ hi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yiu² hi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯u¹¹ hi⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: iù-hié
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ieu⁵³⁻²¹ ^(h-)iɛ²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-hì
    • Tâi-lô: iû-hì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iu'hix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴⁻²² hi²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iu²⁴⁻²² hi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu¹³⁻²² hi²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ hi¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ hi²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: iu⁵ hi³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iû hì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶yeu-shi
    • MiniDict: yeu^去 shi
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhieu-xi
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiɤ²² ɕi⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: yuw xjeH

Rime
Character	遊	戲
Reading #	1/1	3/3
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	支 (13)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	以周切	香義切
Baxter	yuw	xjeH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨu/	/hˠiᴇH/
Pan Wuyun	/jiu/	/hᵚiɛH/
Shao Rongfen	/iəu/	/xiɛH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/juw/	/hjiə̆H/
Li Rong	/iu/	/xjeH/
Wang Li	/jĭəu/	/xǐeH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/i̯ə̯u/	/xie̯H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yóu	xì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jau4	hei3

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[N-]ru  ŋ̊(r)ar-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*lu  qʰrals/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	遊	戲
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yóu	xì
Middle Chinese	‹ yuw ›	‹ xjeH ›
Old Chinese	/*[N-]ru/	/*ŋ̊(r)ar-s/
English	wander about	sport, joke
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	遊	戲
Reading #	1/1	2/3
No.	15546	5195
Phonetic component	斿	虍
Rime group	幽	歌
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	猷	戲
Old Chinese	/*lu/	/*qʰrals/
Notes	同遊

Noun

遊戲

1. game (playful or competitive activity, except sport)
   1. (specifically) video game

      遊戲玩家／游戏玩家  ―  yóuxì wánjiā  ―  video gamer

      主機遊戲／主机游戏  ―  zhǔjī yóuxì  ―  console game

Verb

遊戲

1. to play

Synonyms

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• 娛樂 / 娱乐 (yúlè)
• 嬉戲 / 嬉戏 (xīxì)
• 嬉遊 / 嬉游 (xīyóu)
• 玩
• 玩笑 (wánxiào)
• 玩耍 (wánshuǎ)
• 耍 (shuǎ)
• 耍笑 (shuǎxiào)
• 遊尞 / 游尞 (Taiwanese Hakka)
• 遊玩 / 游玩 (yóuwán)

Derived terms

• 井字遊戲 / 井字游戏 (jǐngzì yóuxì)
• 圖版遊戲 / 图版游戏 (túbǎn yóuxì)
• 填字遊戲 / 填字游戏 (tiánzì yóuxì)
• 大型多人在線角色扮演遊戲 / 大型多人在线角色扮演游戏
• 打遊戲 / 打游戏
• 整人遊戲 / 整人游戏
• 桌面遊戲 / 桌面游戏 (zhuōmiàn yóuxì)
• 棋盤遊戲 / 棋盘游戏 (qípán yóuxì)
• 棋類遊戲 / 棋类游戏 (qílèi yóuxì)
• 機動遊戲 / 机动游戏 (jīdòng yóuxì)
• 版圖遊戲 / 版图游戏 (bǎntú yóuxì)
• 生命遊戲 / 生命游戏 (Shēngmìng Yóuxì)
• 益智遊戲 / 益智游戏 (yìzhì yóuxì)
• 紙上遊戲 / 纸上游戏 (zhǐshàng yóuxì)
• 紙牌遊戲 / 纸牌游戏 (zhǐpái yóuxì)
• 紙盤遊戲 / 纸盘游戏 (zhǐpán yóuxì)
• 角色扮演遊戲 / 角色扮演游戏
• 遊戲三昧 / 游戏三昧
• 遊戲主機 / 游戏主机 (yóuxì zhǔjī)
• 遊戲人生 / 游戏人生 (yóuxìrénshēng)
• 遊戲人間 / 游戏人间
• 遊戲化 / 游戏化 (yóuxìhuà)
• 遊戲場 / 游戏场
• 遊戲性 / 游戏性 (yóuxìxìng)
• 遊戲本 / 游戏本 (yóuxìběn)
• 遊戲機 / 游戏机 (yóuxìjī)
• 遊戲規則 / 游戏规则 (yóuxì guīzé)
• 遊戲說 / 游戏说
• 零和遊戲 / 零和游戏 (línghé yóuxì)
• 電子遊戲 / 电子游戏 (diànzǐ yóuxì)
• 電腦遊戲 / 电脑游戏 (diànnǎo yóuxì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (遊戲):

• → Japanese: 遊(ゆう)戯(ぎ) (yūgi)
• → Korean: 유희(遊戱) (yuhui)
• → Vietnamese: du hí (遊戲)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
遊	戲
ゆう Grade: 3	ぎ Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 遊戲 – see the following entry.

【遊戯ゆうぎ】 [noun] a game [noun] a play (activity for amusement, especially for the young) [verb] to play (a game) 【遊戯ゆうげ】 [noun] (uncommon) Same as ゆうぎ (yūgi) above [verb] (uncommon) Same as ゆうぎ (yūgi) above 【遊戯ゆげ】 [noun] a game [noun] an amusement [noun] (Buddhism) freedom, said of the Buddha, bodhisattvas, or other enlightened beings [proper noun] a surname Alternative spelling ゆけ

(This term, 遊戲, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
遊	戲

Verb

遊戲

1. chữ Hán form of du hí (“to go sightseeing, to travel around, to tour around”)