演技

Chinese

		to develop; to evolve; to practise to develop; to evolve; to practise; to perform; to play; to act	skill
simp. and trad. (演技)		演	技

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎnjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin² gei⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ián-ki / ián-kī

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnjì
    • Wade–Giles: yen³-chi⁴
    • Yale: yǎn-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanjih
    • Palladius: яньцзи (janʹczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin² gei⁶
    • Yale: yín geih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin² gei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin² géi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn³⁵ kei̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ián-ki
    • Tâi-lô: ián-ki
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iefnky
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki³³/
    • Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ián-kī
    • Tâi-lô: ián-kī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iefnki
    • Sinological IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²²/
    • Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki⁴¹/

Noun

演技

1. acting skills; acting performance; acting

   高超的演技  ―  gāochāo de yǎnjì  ―  high-quality acting

   沒有演技／没有演技  ―  méiyǒu yǎnjì  ―  to have no acting skills

See also

• 唱功 (chànggōng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
演	技
えん Grade: 5	ぎ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) えんぎ [éꜜǹgì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ŋʲɡʲi]

Noun

演(えん)技(ぎ) • (engi) ^{←えんぎ (engi)?}

1. performance

   演(えん)技(ぎ)に見(み)入(い)った。

   Engi ni mītta.

   We were watching the performance intently.

Verb

演(えん)技(ぎ)する • (engi suru) ^{←えんぎ (engi)?}transitive or intransitive suru (stem 演(えん)技(ぎ)し (engi shi), past 演(えん)技(ぎ)した (engi shita))

1. to perform

Conjugation

Conjugation of "演技する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	演技し	えんぎし	engi shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	演技し	えんぎし	engi shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	演技する	えんぎする	engi suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	演技する	えんぎする	engi suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	演技すれ	えんぎすれ	engi sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	演技せよ¹ 演技しろ²	えんぎせよ¹ えんぎしろ²	engi seyo¹ engi shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	演技される	えんぎされる	engi sareru
Causative	演技させる 演技さす	えんぎさせる えんぎさす	engi saseru engi sasu
Potential	演技できる	えんぎできる	engi dekiru
Volitional	演技しよう	えんぎしよう	engi shiyō
Negative	演技しない	えんぎしない	engi shinai
Negative continuative	演技せず	えんぎせず	engi sezu
Formal	演技します	えんぎします	engi shimasu
Perfective	演技した	えんぎした	engi shita
Conjunctive	演技して	えんぎして	engi shite
Hypothetical conditional	演技すれば	えんぎすれば	engi sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

• 演(えん)じる (enjiru)

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
演	技

Noun

演技 • (yeon'gi) (hangeul 연기)

1. hanja form^? of 연기 (“acting”)