彼此

Chinese

		that; those; (one) another)	this; these
trad. (彼此)		彼	此
simp. #(彼此)		彼	此

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǐcǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ㄘˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bei² ci²

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pí-chhṳ́
• Northern Min (KCR): bǐ-chǔ
• Eastern Min (BUC): bī-chṳ̄
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pí-chhú / pí-chhír / pí-chhí

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bi² ce²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǐcǐ [Phonetic: bícǐ]
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄘˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǐcǐh
    • Wade–Giles: pi³-tzʻŭ³
    • Yale: bǐ-tsž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biitsyy
    • Palladius: бицы (bicy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bei² ci²
    • Yale: béi chí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bei² tsi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: béi² qi²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pí-chhṳ́
    • Hakka Romanization System: bi` cii`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bi³ ci³
    • Sinological IPA: /pi³¹ t͡sʰɨ³¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bǐ-chǔ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: bī-chṳ̄
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi³³⁻³⁵ ^(t͡sʰ-)ʒy³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pí-chhú
    • Tâi-lô: pí-tshú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pyzhuo
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pí-chhír
    • Tâi-lô: pí-tshír
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Jinjiang, Philippines)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pí-chhí
    • Tâi-lô: pí-tshí
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pychie
    • IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi⁵⁵⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bi² ce²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pí tshṳ́
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

Pronoun

彼此

1. each other; one another; you and I

   彼此相愛／彼此相爱  ―  bǐcǐ xiāng'ài  ―  to love one another

   彼此兼容  ―  bǐcǐ jiānróng  ―  to be compatible with each other

   與人相處不應懷著自掃門前雪的心態，應當彼此關懷，互相幫助。 [MSC, trad.]
   与人相处不应怀着自扫门前雪的心态，应当彼此关怀，互相帮助。 [MSC, simp.]

   Yǔ rén xiāngchǔ bù yīng huái zhe zì sǎo ménqián xuě de xīntài, yīngdāng bǐcǐ guānhuái, hùxiāng bāngzhù. [Pinyin]

   When relating to others, one should not have an attitude of merely worrying about one's own affairs — we should care for and help one another.

2. (humble, often reduplicated) used in replies to others' words of praise; you too

Derived terms

• 不分彼此 (bùfēnbǐcǐ)
• 彼此彼此 (bǐcǐ bǐcǐ)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (彼此):

• → Japanese: 彼此(ひし) (hishi)
• → Korean: 피차(彼此) (picha)

See also

• 互相 (hùxiāng)
• 交互 (jiāohù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
彼	此
あれ Grade: S	これ Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 彼此 – see the following entry.

【あれこれ】 [pronoun] this and that; all sorts of things [adverb] this way and that way Alternative spellings 彼れ此れ, 彼是, 彼れ是れ

(This term, 彼此, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)