流行

Chinese

		to flow; to spread; to circulate to flow; to spread; to circulate; to move	to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional
trad. (流行)		流	行
simp. #(流行)		流	行

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): liúxíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lau⁴ hang⁴

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): liù-hàng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): liû-hêng

  (Teochew, Peng'im): liu⁵ gian⁵

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶lieu-yin

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: liúxíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lióusíng
    • Wade–Giles: liu²-hsing²
    • Yale: lyóu-syíng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lioushyng
    • Palladius: люсин (ljusin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /li̯oʊ̯³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lau⁴ hang⁴
    • Yale: làuh hàhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lau⁴ hang⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: leo⁴ heng⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɐu̯²¹ hɐŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: liù-hàng
    • Hakka Romanization System: liuˇ hangˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: liu² hang²
    • Sinological IPA: /li̯u¹¹ haŋ¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liû-hêng
    • Tâi-lô: liû-hîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: liu'heeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /liu²⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /liu²⁴⁻²² hiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /liu¹³⁻²² hiɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /liu²⁴⁻¹¹ hiɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /liu²³⁻³³ hiɪŋ²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: liu⁵ gian⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: liû kiâⁿ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /liu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kĩã⁵⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶lieu-yin
    • MiniDict: lieu^去 yin
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³lieu-hhin
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /liɤ²² ɦin⁴⁴/

Adjective

流行

1. prevalent; widespread
   1. (specifically, epidemiology) endemic
2. popular; in vogue; fashionable

Synonyms

• (prevalent):

• 共通 (gòngtōng)
• 廣／广
• 廣泛／广泛 (guǎngfàn)
• 普通 (pǔtōng)
• 普遍
• 泛濫／泛滥 (fànlàn) (archaic)
• 遍 (literary, or in compounds)

 

• (popular):

• 受歡迎／受欢迎 (shòuhuānyíng)
• 吃香 (chīxiāng) (colloquial)
• 火爆 (huǒbào)
• 熱門／热门 (rèmén) (attributive)

 

Verb

流行

1. to become prevalent
2. to spread; to become endemic
3. to become popular or fashionable

Synonyms

• (to become popular):

• 大火 (dàhuǒ) (figurative)
• 好利路 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 時興／时兴 (shíxīng)
• 時行／时行 (shíxíng)
• 暢行／畅行 (chàngxíng)
• 爆紅／爆红 (bàohóng) (to reach instant fame)
• 當時／当时 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 盛行 (shèngxíng)
• 行時／行时 (xíngshí)
• 走紅／走红 (zǒuhóng) (colloquial)
• 風行／风行 (fēngxíng)
• 風靡／风靡 (fēngmǐ)
• 飆紅／飙红 (biāohóng) (to reach instant fame)

 

Derived terms

• 大流行 (dàliúxíng)
• 流行坎止
• 流行學／流行学
• 流行性 (liúxíngxìng)
• 流行性感冒 (liúxíngxìng gǎnmào)
• 流行文化 (liúxíng wénhuà)
• 流行歌曲 (liúxíng gēqǔ)
• 流行症
• 流行病 (liúxíngbìng)
• 流行病學／流行病学 (liúxíngbìngxué)
• 流行組／流行组 (liúxíngzǔ)
• 流行組合／流行组合 (liúxíng zǔhé)
• 流行色
• 流行語／流行语 (liúxíngyǔ)
• 流行音樂／流行音乐 (liúxíng yīnyuè)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
流	行
りゅう Grade: 3	こう Grade: 2
kan’on

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) りゅうこー [ryùúkóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɾʲɨᵝːko̞ː]

Noun

流(りゅう)行(こう) • (ryūkō) ^{←りうかう (riukau)?}

1. fashion, vogue
2. prevalence (of disease)

Verb

流(りゅう)行(こう)する • (ryūkō suru) ^{←りうかう (riukau)?}intransitive suru (stem 流(りゅう)行(こう)し (ryūkō shi), past 流(りゅう)行(こう)した (ryūkō shita))

1. become epidemic, go around
2. become fashionable

Conjugation

Conjugation of "流行する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	流行し	りゅうこうし	ryūkō shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	流行し	りゅうこうし	ryūkō shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	流行する	りゅうこうする	ryūkō suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	流行する	りゅうこうする	ryūkō suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	流行すれ	りゅうこうすれ	ryūkō sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	流行せよ¹ 流行しろ²	りゅうこうせよ¹ りゅうこうしろ²	ryūkō seyo¹ ryūkō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	流行される	りゅうこうされる	ryūkō sareru
Causative	流行させる 流行さす	りゅうこうさせる りゅうこうさす	ryūkō saseru ryūkō sasu
Potential	流行できる	りゅうこうできる	ryūkō dekiru
Volitional	流行しよう	りゅうこうしよう	ryūkō shiyō
Negative	流行しない	りゅうこうしない	ryūkō shinai
Negative continuative	流行せず	りゅうこうせず	ryūkō sezu
Formal	流行します	りゅうこうします	ryūkō shimasu
Perfective	流行した	りゅうこうした	ryūkō shita
Conjunctive	流行して	りゅうこうして	ryūkō shite
Hypothetical conditional	流行すれば	りゅうこうすれば	ryūkō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

See also

• 流行(はや)る (hayaru)

Korean

Hanja in this term
流	行

Noun

流行 • (yuhaeng) (hangeul 유행)

1. Hanja form^? of 유행 (“fashion, vogue”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
流	行

Noun

流行

1. chữ Hán form of lưu hành (“to circulate”).