故事

Chinese

		happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (故事)		故	事
anagram		事故

Pronunciation 1

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gùshi, gùshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄕ, ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ si⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ku-sṳ
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kò͘-sīr / kò͘-sū / kò͘-sī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gùshi
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄕ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gùshi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: ku⁴-shih⁵
    • Yale: gù-shr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guh.shy
    • Palladius: гуши (guši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gùshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gùshìh
    • Wade–Giles: ku⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: gù-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhshyh
    • Palladius: гуши (guši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu³ si⁶
    • Yale: gu sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu³ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ siː²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ku-sṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: gu sii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gu⁴ si⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ku⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-sīr
    • Tâi-lô: kòo-sīr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɯ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-sū
    • Tâi-lô: kòo-sū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: korsu
    • IPA (Taipei): /kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ su²²/
  • (Hokkien: Philippines, Jinjiang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-sī
    • Tâi-lô: kòo-sī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: korsi
    • IPA (Philippines, Jinjiang): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁴¹/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 故事

1. story; tale; narrative

   一個悲傷的故事／一个悲伤的故事  ―  yīge bēishāng de gùshi  ―  a sad story

   講故事／讲故事  ―  jiǎng gùshi  ―  to tell a story

   背後的故事／背后的故事  ―  bèihòu de gùshi  ―  the story behind it

   歷史故事／历史故事  ―  lìshǐ gùshi  ―  stories from history

   鬼故事  ―  guǐ gùshi  ―  ghost story

Synonyms

• 物語／物语 (wùyǔ)
• (Cantonese) 古仔

Pronunciation 2

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gùshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gùshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gùshìh
    • Wade–Giles: ku⁴-shih⁴
    • Yale: gù-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhshyh
    • Palladius: гуши (guši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gu³ si⁶
    • Yale: gu sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: gu³ xi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ siː²²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 故事

1. (archaic) old practice or system; well-established convention or routine
2. (archaic) accident

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
故	事
こ Grade: 5	じ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• Homophones: 誇示, 孤児, 固持, 固辞

Noun

故(こ)事(じ) • (koji) 

1. historical fact (mostly related to tradition), historical event
2. folklore

References

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