慈善

Chinese

		compassionate; gentle; merciful compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane	good
trad. (慈善)		慈	善
simp. #(慈善)		慈	善

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): císhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄘˊ ㄕㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ sin⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̀-san
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chîr-siǎn / chû-siān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: císhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄘˊ ㄕㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cíhshàn
    • Wade–Giles: tzʻŭ²-shan⁴
    • Yale: tsź-shàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyrshann
    • Palladius: цышань (cyšanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩³⁵ ʂän⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci⁴ sin⁶
    • Yale: chìh sihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ sin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ xin⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ siːn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̀-san
    • Hakka Romanization System: ciiˇ san
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ci² san⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰɨ¹¹ san⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chîr-siǎn
    • Tâi-lô: tsîr-siǎn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ²⁴⁻²² siɛn²²/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chû-siān
    • Tâi-lô: tsû-siān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zusien
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su¹³⁻²² siɛn²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ siɛn³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su²³⁻³³ siɛn³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²⁴⁻²² siɛn²²/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 慈善

1. benevolent; charitable; philanthropic

Synonyms

• 慈悲 (cíbēi)

Derived terms

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
慈	善
じ Grade: S	ぜん Grade: 6
on'yomi

Noun

慈(じ)善(ぜん) • (jizen) 

1. charity; benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need

Derived terms

• 慈善心: a charitable spirit
• 慈善団体: charitable organizations

Coordinate terms

• (virtue): chastity, diligence, patience, kindness, humility, temperance

Synonyms

• 慈愛
• 思いやり
• 寛容
• 寛大さ
• チャリティー

Antonyms

• 貪欲 (とんよく, ton'yoku; or たんよく, tan'yoku): greed

See also

• 慈善 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Charity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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Korean

Hanja in this term
慈	善

Noun

慈善 • (jaseon) (hangeul 자선)

1. Hanja form^? of 자선 (“charity”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
慈	善

Adjective

慈善

1. chữ Hán form of từ thiện (“charitable; philanthropic”).