排球

Chinese

		row of logs or boards; a platoon; line up	ball; sphere
trad. (排球)		排	球
simp. #(排球)		排	球

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): páiqiú

  (Zhuyin): ㄆㄞˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): pai² qiu²

  (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): páiqiú

  (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): páiqiú

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): paai⁴ kau⁴

  (Dongguan, Jyutping++): paai⁴ kaau⁴

• Gan (Wiktionary): 'pai² qiu²
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): phài-khiù

  (Hailu, HRS): pai kiu

  (Meixian, Guangdong): pai² kiu²

• Jin (Wiktionary): pai¹ qiou¹
• Northern Min (KCR): bǎi-giǔ
• Eastern Min (BUC): bà̤-giù
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): bai² giu²
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): pâi-kiû

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bai⁵ kiu⁵

• Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): baai⁴ gau⁴
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶ba-jieu₆ / ²ba-jieu₂ / ²be-jieu₂
  • (Jinhua): ²ba-jieu₂
• Xiang

  (Changsha, Wiktionary): bai² jiou²

  (Loudi, Wiktionary): bba² jjiou^2*

  (Hengyang, Wiktionary): bai² jiu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: páiqiú
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄞˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: páicióu
    • Wade–Giles: pʻai²-chʻiu²
    • Yale: pái-chyóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pairchyou
    • Palladius: пайцю (pajcju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: páiqiúr
    • Zhuyin: ㄆㄞˊ ㄑㄧㄡˊㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: páicióur
    • Wade–Giles: pʻai²-chʻiu²-ʼrh
    • Yale: pái-chyóur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: pairchyoul
    • Palladius: пайцюр (pajcjur)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaɪ̯³⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯ɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: pai² qiu²
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: paikiu
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰai²¹ t͡ɕʰiəu²¹/
  • (Xi'an)
    • Guanzhong Pinyin: páiqiú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰæ²⁴ t͡ɕʰiɤu²⁴/
  • (Nanjing)
    • Nanjing Pinyin: páiqiú
    • Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): pai² qiu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰɛ²⁴ t͡ɕʰiəɯ²⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: paai⁴ kau⁴
    • Yale: pàaih kàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: paai⁴ kau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: pai⁴ keo⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰaːi̯²¹ kʰɐu̯²¹/
  • (Dongguan, Guancheng)
    • Jyutping++: paai⁴ kaau⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pʰai²¹ kʰau²¹/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: 'pai² qiu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈpʰai²⁴ t͡ɕʰiu²⁴/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: phài-khiù
    • Hakka Romanization System: pai^ˇ kiu^ˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: pai² kiu²
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰai̯¹¹ kʰi̯u¹¹/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: pai kiu
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰai⁵⁵ kʰiu⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: pai² kiu²
    • Sinological IPA: /pʰaɪ¹¹ kʰiu¹¹/
• Jin
  • (Taiyuan)⁺
    • Wiktionary: pai¹ qiou¹
    • Sinological IPA (old-style): /pʰai¹¹ t͡ɕʰiəu¹¹/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bǎi-giǔ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pai²¹ kiu²¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: bà̤-giù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɛ⁵³⁻³³ ^(k-)ieu⁵³/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: bai² giu² [Phonetic: bai⁵ iu²]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: bái-giú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pai¹³⁻¹¹ ^(k-)iu¹³/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: bai² giu² [Phonetic: bai⁵ iu²]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pai²⁴⁻²¹ ^(k-)iu²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pâi-kiû
    • Tâi-lô: pâi-kiû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pai'kiuu
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /pai²⁴⁻²² kiu²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /pai²⁴⁻²² kiu²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /pai¹³⁻²² kiu¹³/
    • Sinological IPA (Taipei): /pai²⁴⁻¹¹ kiu²⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /pai²³⁻³³ kiu²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bai⁵ kiu⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pâi khiû
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kʰiu⁵⁵/
• Southern Pinghua
  • (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
    • Jyutping++: baai⁴ gau⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pai²¹ kəu²¹/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶ba-jieu₆
    • MiniDict: ba^去 jieu^去
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³ba-jjieu₃
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ba²² d͡ʑiɤ⁴⁴/
  • (Northern: Songjiang, Chongming, Suzhou, Shaoxing, Ningbo)
    • Wugniu: ²ba-jieu₂
    • MiniDict: ba^平 jieu^平
    • Sinological IPA (Songjiang): /bɑ¹⁵ ɟiɯ⁵³/
    • Sinological IPA (Chongming): /bɑ²⁴ d͡ʑiɵ⁵⁵/
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /bɑ²² d͡ʑʏ³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Shaoxing): /ba¹¹ d͡ʑiɤ⁵²/
    • Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /ba²² d͡ʑiʏ⁵¹/
  • (Northern: Hangzhou)
    • Wugniu: ²be-jieu₂
    • MiniDict: be^平 jiu^平
    • Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /bɛ²² d͡ʑiø³⁴/
  • (Jinhua)
    • Wugniu: ²ba-jieu₂
    • Sinological IPA (Jinhua): /bɑ³¹ d͡ʑiu¹⁴/
• Xiang
  • (Changsha)
    • Wiktionary: bai² jiou²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pai̯¹³ t͡ɕi̯əu̯¹³/
  • (Loudi)
    • Wiktionary: bba² jjiou^2*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ba̠¹³ d͡ʑi̯ʊ¹³⁻³³/
  • (Hengyang)
    • Wiktionary: bai² jiu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pai̯¹¹ t͡ɕi̯u¹¹/

Noun

排球

1. volleyball (game played on a rectangular court between two teams who strike a ball back and forth over a net)

   打排球  ―  dǎ páiqiú  ―  to play volleyball

   排球隊／排球队  ―  páiqiú duì  ―  volleyball team

2. volleyball (inflated ball used in such a game)

Synonyms

• (Dungan) волейбол (voliəybol)
• (Eastern Min, dated) 手球

Derived terms

• 排球場 / 排球场 (páiqiúchǎng)

Further reading

• “排球”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2026.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
排	球
はい Grade: S	きゅう Grade: 3
kan'on

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠ikʲɨː]
• (Tokyo) はいきゅう [hàíkyúú] (Heiban – [0])

Noun

排(はい)球(きゅう) • (haikyū) ^{←はいきう (faikiu)?}

1. (uncommon) synonym of バレーボール (barēbōru, “volleyball”)

References

• “排球”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
排	球

Noun

排球 • (baegu) (hangeul 배구)

1. hanja form^? of 배구 (“volleyball”)