生業

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	business; occupation; study
trad. (生業)		生	業
simp. (生业)		生	业

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēngyè

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sang¹ jip⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngyè
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengyè
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-yeh⁴
    • Yale: shēng-yè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengyeh
    • Palladius: шэнъе (šɛnʺje)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ jɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sang¹ jip⁶
    • Yale: sāng yihp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sang¹ jip⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: seng¹ yib⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiːp̚²/

Noun

生業

1. the occupation through which one makes a living

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
生	業
なりわい
Grade: 1	Grade: 3
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
家業

Unclear. The なり (nari) portion is likely derived from the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “continuative form”) of 成(な)る (naru, “to be achieved; to be completed”) or 生(な)る (naru, “to bear fruit”) while the わい (wai) portion may be derived from the 連(れん)用(よう)形(けい) (ren'yōkei, “continuative form”) of 這(は)う (hau, “to crawl”) or some other source. This -wai may be the same -wai that occurs in the words 幸(さいわ)い (saiwai, “good fortune; happiness”) or 味(あじ)わい (ajiwai, “flavor; taste”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) なりわい [nàríwáí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) なりわい [nàríꜜwàì] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [na̠ɾʲiβ̞a̠i]

Noun

生業(なりわい) • (nariwai) ^{←なりはひ (narifafi)?}

1. the occupation through which one makes a living

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
生	業
すぎわい
Grade: 1	Grade: 3
jukujikun

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) すぎわい [sùgíwáí] (Heiban – [0])
• (Tokyo) すぎわい [sùgíwáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [sɨɡʲiβ̞a̠i]

Noun

生業(すぎわい) • (sugiwai) ^{←すぎはひ (sugifafi)?}

1. Synonym of 生業 (nariwai)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
生	業
せい Grade: 1	ぎょう Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せーぎょー [sèégyóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːɡʲo̞ː]

Noun

生(せい)業(ぎょう) • (seigyō) ^{←せいげふ (seigefu)?}

1. Synonym of 生業 (nariwai)