說客

See also: 说客

Chinese

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	customer; visitor; guest
trad. (說客/説客)		說/説	客
simp. (说客)		说	客

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuōkè, shuìkè

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛ ㄎㄜˋ, ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄜˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi³ haak³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sòe-kheh / sòe-kheeh / soat-khek / soat-khiak / soat-kheh / soeh-kheh

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuōkè
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛ ㄎㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuokè
    • Wade–Giles: shuo¹-kʻo⁴
    • Yale: shwō-kè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuokeh
    • Palladius: шокэ (šokɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan, variant in Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuìkè
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄜˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuèikè
    • Wade–Giles: shui⁴-kʻo⁴
    • Yale: shwèi-kè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shueykeh
    • Palladius: шуйкэ (šujkɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: seoi³ haak³
    • Yale: seui haak
    • Cantonese Pinyin: soey³ haak⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: sêu³ hag³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³³ haːk̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sòe-kheh
    • Tâi-lô: suè-kheh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soea'qeq
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sue²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰeʔ³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰeʔ⁵/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sue²¹⁻⁵³ kʰeʔ³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sue¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰeʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sòe-kheeh
    • Tâi-lô: suè-kheeh
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sue²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɛʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soat-khek
    • Tâi-lô: suat-khik
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soatqeg
    • IPA (Xiamen): /suat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiɪk̚³²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /suat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰiɪk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soat-khiak
    • Tâi-lô: suat-khiak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soatqiag
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /suat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰiak̚⁵/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soat-kheh
    • Tâi-lô: suat-kheh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soatqeq
    • IPA (Xiamen): /suat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰeʔ³²/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soeh-kheh
    • Tâi-lô: sueh-kheh
    • Phofsit Daibuun: soehqeq
    • IPA (Taipei): /sue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰeʔ³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sue(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰeʔ³²/

Noun

說客

1. (historical) itinerant political adviser
2. one who talks to try to persuade others; persuasive talker; lobbyist
3. person sent to win somebody over or enlist his support through persuasion