請負

Chinese

		to ask; to invite; please (do sth) to ask; to invite; please (do sth); to treat (to a meal, etc.); to request	lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear lose; negative (maths, etc.); to bear; to carry (on one's back)
trad. (請負)		請	負
simp. (请负)		请	负

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 請(う)け負(お)う (ukeō).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qǐngfù

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄈㄨˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qǐngfù
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄥˇ ㄈㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cǐngfù
    • Wade–Giles: chʻing³-fu⁴
    • Yale: chǐng-fù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiingfuh
    • Palladius: цинфу (cinfu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵¹/

Verb

請負

1. (obsolete, business, finance, law) to take on a contract; to undertake (a job, construction project, etc.)

Synonyms

• 承包 (chéngbāo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
請	負
う(け) Grade: S	お(い) Grade: 3
kun’yomi

Alternative spelling
請け負い

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) うけおい [ùkéóí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) うけお​い [ùkéóꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝke̞o̞i]

Noun

請(うけ)負(おい) • (ukeoi) ^{←うけおひ (ukeofi)?}

1. contract

Derived terms

• 請(うけ)負(おい)業(ぎょう) (ukeoigyō)
• 請(うけ)負(おい)金(きん) (ukeoikin)
• 請(うけ)負(おい)師(し) (ukeoishi)
• 請(うけ)負(おい)人(にん) (ukeoinin)

Related terms

• 請(う)け負(お)う (ukeou)

Descendants

• ⇒ Korean: 청부(請負) (cheongbu)