機關

See also: 機関 and 机关

Chinese

		machine; opportunity; secret	to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass
trad. (機關)		機	關
simp. (机关)		机	关
anagram		關機／关机

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): gei¹ gwaan¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gei¹ gan¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kî-kôan
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ki-koan

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jiguan
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-kuan¹
    • Yale: jī-gwān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiguan
    • Palladius: цзигуань (cziguanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 機關／机关 箕關／箕关 雞冠／鸡冠

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ gwaan¹
    • Yale: gēi gwāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ gwaan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ guan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ kʷaːn⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gei¹ gan¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei³³ kan³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî-kôan
    • Hakka Romanization System: gi´ guan´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ guan¹
    • Sinological IPA: /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ ku̯an²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-koan
    • Tâi-lô: ki-kuan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'koafn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ kuan³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 機關

1. government organization; institution; institute; organ; agency; body; authority (Classifier: 個／个 m)

   金融機關／金融机关  ―  jīnróng jīguān  ―  financial institution

   慈善機關／慈善机关  ―  císhàn jīguān  ―  charitable organisation

   研究機關／研究机关  ―  yánjiū jīguān  ―  research institute

   司法機關／司法机关  ―  sīfǎ jīguān  ―  judicial authorities

   民政機關／民政机关  ―  mínzhèng jīguān  ―  civil administration organ

   機關幹部／机关干部  ―  jīguān gànbù  ―  government officer

   最高立法機關／最高立法机关  ―  zuìgāo lìfǎ jīguān  ―  top legislative body

2. mechanism (Classifier: 個／个 m)

   啟動機關／启动机关  ―  qǐdòng jīguān  ―  starting mechanism

3. (figurative) scheme; intrigue

Synonyms

• (scheme):

(deprecated template usage)

• 圖謀／图谋 (túmóu)
• 心機／心机 (xīnjī)
• 招 (figurative)
• 攻略 (gōnglüè)
• 機謀／机谋 (jīmóu) (formal)
• 策略 (cèlüè)
• 計策／计策 (jìcè)
• 計謀／计谋 (jìmóu)
• 謀略／谋略 (móulüè)
• 鈐／钤 (qián) (literary, or in compounds)

 

Descendants

• → Zhuang: gihgvanh

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 機關

1. (attributive) machine-operated

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (機關):

• → Japanese: 機関(きかん) (kikan)
• → Korean: 기관(機關) (gigwan)
• → Vietnamese: cơ quan (機關)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
機	關
き Grade: 4	かん Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

1. Kyūjitai form of 機関 (“engine; machine; organ”)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
機	關

Noun

機關 • (gigwan) (hangeul 기관)

1. Hanja form^? of 기관 (“engine; machine; agency”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
機	關

Noun

機關

1. Template:han tu form of