意見

See also: 意见

Chinese

		idea; meaning; wish idea; meaning; wish; desire; Italy (abbrev.)	to see; to meet; to appear to see; to meet; to appear; to interview
trad. (意見)		意	見
simp. (意见)		意	见

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yìjiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йиҗян (yiži͡an, II-III)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ji³ gin³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yi¹ gen¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yi-kien / yi-kian
• Eastern Min (BUC): é-giéng
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ì-kiàn

  (Teochew, Peng'im): i³ giêng³ / i³ giang³

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵i-ci

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìjiàn → yìjian (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ → ㄧˋ ˙ㄐㄧㄢ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìjiån
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-chien⁵
    • Yale: yì-jyan
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih.jiann
    • Palladius: ицзянь (iczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/ → /i⁵¹ d͡ʑ̥i̯ɛn¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 意見／意见 異見／异见

  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йиҗян (yiži͡an, II-III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ t͡ɕiæ̃⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji³ gin³
    • Yale: yi gin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji³ gin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi³ gin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː³³ kiːn³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yi¹ gen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ji³³ ken³³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi-kien
    • Hakka Romanization System: i gien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi⁴ gian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /i⁵⁵ ki̯en⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yi-kian
    • Hakka Romanization System: (r)i gian
    • Hagfa Pinyim: yi⁴ gian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /(j)i⁵⁵ ki̯an⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: é-giéng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹³⁻⁵³ ^(k-)iɛŋ²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ì-kiàn
    • Tâi-lô: ì-kiàn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ie'kiexn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /i²¹⁻⁵³ kiɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /i⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kiɛn⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /i²¹⁻⁵³ kiɛn²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /i¹¹⁻⁵³ kiɛn¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /i²¹⁻⁴¹ kiɛn²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: i³ giêng³ / i³ giang³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ì kièng / ì kiàng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kieŋ²¹³/, /i²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kiaŋ²¹³/

Note:

• i3 giêng3 - Chaozhou;
• i3 giang3 - Shantou, Jieyang.

• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ⁵i-ci
    • MiniDict: i^去 ci
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²i-ji
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /i³³ t͡ɕi⁴⁴/

Noun

意見

1. opinion; idea; proposal; suggestion; view; advice (Classifier: 點／点 m; 條／条 m)

   建設性意見／建设性意见  ―  jiànshèxìng yìjiàn  ―  constructive opinion; constructive suggestion

   提出意見／提出意见  ―  tíchū yìjiàn  ―  to make a suggestion

   支持意見／支持意见  ―  zhīchí yìjiàn  ―  to support someone's opinion

   保留意見／保留意见  ―  bǎoliú yìjiàn  ―  to reserve an opinion (i.e. to have reservations)

   交換意見／交换意见  ―  jiāohuàn yìjiàn  ―  to exchange views

   意見相左／意见相左  ―  yìjiàn xiāngzuǒ  ―  to hold conflicting views

   我們就按照這個意見做。 [MSC, trad.]
   我们就按照这个意见做。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒmen jiù ànzhào zhège yìjiàn zuò. [Pinyin]

   We just follow this advice.

   聽完了我的話，老師躊躇了一會兒，才發表他的意見。 [MSC, trad.]
   听完了我的话，老师踌躇了一会儿，才发表他的意见。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tīng wán le wǒ de huà, lǎoshī chóuchú le yīhuìr, cái fābiǎo tā de yìjiàn. [Pinyin]

   After hearing me out, my teacher hesitated for a moment before stating his opinion.

2. objection; different opinion; bone to pick

   有意見／有意见  ―  yǒu yìjiàn  ―  to have an objection

   對某人有意見／对某人有意见  ―  duì mǒurén yǒu yìjiàn  ―  to have a bone to pick with someone

Synonyms

• (opinion):

• 主張／主张 (zhǔzhāng)
• 倡議／倡议 (chàngyì)
• 建議／建议 (jiànyì)
• 意下 (yìxià) (literary)
• 意思
• 想法
• 提議／提议 (tíyì)
• 看法 (kànfǎ)
• 看點／看点 (kàndiǎn)
• 眼光 (yǎnguāng)
• 睇法 (tai² faat³) (Cantonese)
• 視角／视角 (shìjiǎo)
• 見地／见地 (jiàndì)
• 見解／见解 (jiànjiě)
• 觀點／观点 (guāndiǎn)
• 角度 (jiǎodù)
• 諗法／谂法 (nam² faat³) (Cantonese)
• 議／议 (yì) (literary, or in compounds)

 

• (objection):

• 不平 (bùpíng)
• 不滿／不满 (bùmǎn)
• 異見／异见 (yìjiàn)
• 異議／异议 (yìyì)
• 貳言／贰言 (èryán) (literary)
• 駁議／驳议 (bóyì) (literary)

 

Derived terms

• 公眾意見／公众意见 (gōngzhòng yìjiàn)
• 意見書／意见书 (yìjiànshū)
• 意見溝通／意见沟通
• 意見箱／意见箱 (yìjiànxiāng)
• 意見自由／意见自由
• 意見領袖／意见领袖
• 鬧意見／闹意见

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
意	見
い Grade: 3	けん Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) い​けん [íꜜkèǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ikẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

意(い)見(けん) • (iken) ^{←いけん (iken)?}

1. opinion
2. advice, a suggestion

Derived terms

• 意(い)見(けん)広(こう)告(こく) (iken kōkoku)

Verb

意(い)見(けん)する • (iken suru) ^{←いけん (iken)?}transitive suru (stem 意(い)見(けん)し (iken shi), past 意(い)見(けん)した (iken shita))

1. to advise, to suggest
2. to admonish

Conjugation

Conjugation of "意見する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	意見し	いけんし	iken shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	意見し	いけんし	iken shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	意見する	いけんする	iken suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	意見する	いけんする	iken suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	意見すれ	いけんすれ	iken sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	意見せよ¹ 意見しろ²	いけんせよ¹ いけんしろ²	iken seyo¹ iken shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	意見される	いけんされる	iken sareru
Causative	意見させる 意見さす	いけんさせる いけんさす	iken saseru iken sasu
Potential	意見できる	いけんできる	iken dekiru
Volitional	意見しよう	いけんしよう	iken shiyō
Negative	意見しない	いけんしない	iken shinai
Negative continuative	意見せず	いけんせず	iken sezu
Formal	意見します	いけんします	iken shimasu
Perfective	意見した	いけんした	iken shita
Conjunctive	意見して	いけんして	iken shite
Hypothetical conditional	意見すれば	いけんすれば	iken sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
意	見

Noun

意見 • (uigyeon) (hangeul 의견)

1. Hanja form^? of 의견 (“opinion”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
意	見

Noun

意見

1. chữ Hán form of ý kiến (“opinion, view”).