政客

Chinese

		political; politics; government	customer; visitor; guest
simp. and trad. (政客)		政	客

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngkè

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄎㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ haak³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳn-hak
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-kheh / chèng-kheeh

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngkè
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄎㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngkè
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-kʻo⁴
    • Yale: jèng-kè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqkeh
    • Palladius: чжэнкэ (čžɛnkɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ haak³
    • Yale: jing haak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ haak⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ hag³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ haːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳn-hak
    • Hakka Romanization System: ziin hag`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zin⁴ hag⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn⁵⁵ hak̚²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-kheh
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-kheh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeangqeq
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰeʔ³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰeʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰeʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰeʔ⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-kheeh
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-kheeh
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɛʔ³²/
    • IPA (Penang): /t͡seŋ²¹⁻³³ kʰɛʔ³/

Noun

政客

1. (derogatory) politician; politician who places personal gain above public interests

Synonyms

• 從政者／从政者 (cóngzhèngzhě)
• 政治家 (zhèngzhìjiā)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
政	客
せい Grade: 5	かく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [se̞ːka̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

• IPA^(key): [se̞ːkʲa̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Kanji in this term
政	客
せい Grade: 5	きゃく Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

政(せい)客(かく) • (seikaku)  (alternative reading hiragana せいきゃく, rōmaji seikyaku)

1. politician

Synonyms

• 政治家(せいじか) (seijika)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
政	客

Noun

政客

1. chữ Hán form of chính khách (“politician”).