作者

Chinese

		to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do to regard as; to take (somebody) for; to do; to make	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)
simp. and trad. (作者)		作	者

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuòzhě

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zok³ ze²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chok-chá
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chok-chiá

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zag⁴ zia²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zuòzhě
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohjee
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuòjhě
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡swɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zok³ ze²
    • Yale: jok jé
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzok⁸ dze²
    • Guangdong Romanization: zog³ zé²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɔːk̚³ t͡sɛː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chok-chá
    • Hakka Romanization System: zog` za`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zog⁵ za³
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sok̚² t͡sa³¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-chiá
    • Tâi-lô: tsok-tsiá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zokciar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡ɕia⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡ɕia⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡ɕia⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡ɕia⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡ɕia⁴¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zag⁴ zia²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsak tsiá
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sak̚²⁻⁴ t͡sia⁵²⁻²¹/

Noun

作者

1. author; writer

   我從來沒有想到他是那本小說的作者。 [MSC, trad.]
   我从来没有想到他是那本小说的作者。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ cónglái méiyǒu xiǎngdào tā shì nà běn xiǎoshuō de zuòzhě. [Pinyin]

   It never occurred to me that he was the author of that novel.

   作者水平有限，如有錯漏，望大家指正。 [MSC, trad.]
   作者水平有限，如有错漏，望大家指正。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zuòzhě shuǐpíng yǒuxiàn, rú yǒu cuòlòu, wàng dàjiā zhǐzhèng. [Pinyin]

   The author's ability has its limits; feedback regarding errors and omissions is welcome.

2. (archaic) creator; founder
3. (archaic) builder; constructor

Usage notes

While writer and author can both be translated as 作家 (zuòjiā) or 作者 (zuòzhě) depending on the context, the former term can only refer to a writer who is relatively well-established, while the latter term can refer to any person who writes a text. 著者 (zhùzhě) shares the same meaning as 作者 (zuòzhě). 筆者／笔者 (bǐzhě) is usually used self-reflexively.

Synonyms

• (author; writer): 著者 (zhùzhě)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (作者):

• → Japanese: 作者 (さくしゃ) (sakusha)
• → Korean: 작자 (作者, jakja)
• → Vietnamese: tác giả (作者)

See also

• 筆者／笔者 (bǐzhě)
• 作家 (zuòjiā)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
作	者
さく Grade: 2	しゃ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) さ​くしゃ [sáꜜkùshà] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • (Tokyo) さくしゃ [sàkúshá] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA^(key): [sa̠kɯ̟̊ᵝɕa̠]

Noun

作者 (さくしゃ) • (sakusha)

1. the creator of a work, such as an author, writer, poet, or artist
   • 1993 November 25 [May 20 1989], Adachi, Mitsuru, “第だい27にじゅうしち話わ　直なお人との想おもい [Chapter 27: Mortals’ Desires]”, in スローSLOWステップSTEP [Slow Step], volume 4 (fiction), 11th edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 74:

     きれいな星 (ほし)空 (ぞら)だね

     Kirei na hoshizora da ne

     Look at that beautiful starry sky

     そうね

     Sō ne

     It is, isn’t it?

     あ　流 (なが)れ星 (ぼし)

     A nagareboshi

     Ah, a shooting star

     何 (なに)か　願 (ねが)い事 (ごと)した？

     Nani ka Negaigoto shita?

     What’d you wish for?

     ——うん　このシーンが１ (ひと)コマでも長 (なが)く続 (つづ)きますようにって

     ——Un kono shīn ga hito-koma demo nagaku tsuzukimasu yō nitte

     —Umm, I wished I could drag this scene forever

     ……作 (さく)者 (しゃ)思 (おも)いだね

     ……Sakusha omoi da ne

     …Typical author’s wish, huh?

Synonyms

• 著 (ちょ)者 (しゃ) (chosha, “author of a book”)

Derived terms

• 戯 (げ)作 (さく)者 (しゃ) (gesakusha)
• 原 (げん)作 (さく)者 (しゃ) (gensakusha)
• 創 (そう)作 (さく)者 (しゃ) (sōsakusha)
• 著 (ちょ)作 (さく)者 (しゃ) (chosakusha)

References

• The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. →ISBN

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
作	者

Noun

作者

1. Hán tự form of tác giả (“author”).