義務

See also: 义务

Chinese

		justice; righteousness; meaning	affair; business; matter
trad. (義務)		義	務
simp. (义务)		义	务

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìwù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁶ mou⁶

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngi-vu
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): gī-bū

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngi⁶ bhu⁶

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶gni-vu; ⁶gni-wu / ⁶gni-vu₆

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìwù
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìwù
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-wu⁴
    • Yale: yì-wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihwuh
    • Palladius: иу (iu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ji⁶ mou⁶
    • Yale: yih mouh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁶ mou⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁶ mou⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiː²² mou̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi-vu
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngi vu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngi⁴ vu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋi⁵⁵ vu⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-bū
    • Tâi-lô: gī-bū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gixbu
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡi²²⁻²¹ bu²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡi⁴¹⁻²² bu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡi²²⁻²¹ bu²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡi³³⁻¹¹ bu³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡi³³⁻²¹ bu³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngi⁶ bhu⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngĭ bŭ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋi³⁵⁻¹¹ bu³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gni-vu; ⁶gni-wu
    • MiniDict: nyi^去 vu; nyi^去 wu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³nyi-vu; ³nyi-hhu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /n̠ʲi²² vu⁴⁴/, /n̠ʲi²² ɦu⁴⁴/
  • (Suzhou)
    • Wugniu: ⁶gni-vu₆
    • MiniDict: nyi^去 vu^去
    • Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /n̠ʲi²³ vu¹¹/

Adjective

義務

1. (attributive) compulsory; mandatory

   義務兵役制／义务兵役制  ―  yìwù bīngyìzhì  ―  compulsory military service

   義務教育／义务教育  ―  yìwù jiàoyù  ―  compulsory education

2. (attributive) without remuneration; voluntary

   義務勞動／义务劳动  ―  yìwù láodòng  ―  voluntary labour

   義務獻血／义务献血  ―  yìwù xiànxuè  ―  voluntary blood donation

Synonyms

• (compulsory): (attributive) 強制性／强制性 (qiángzhìxìng)
• (without remuneration): 無償／无偿 (wúcháng)

Derived terms

• 義務兵／义务兵 (yìwùbīng)
• 義務教育／义务教育 (yìwù jiàoyù)

 

Noun

義務

1. duty; obligation; responsibility

   誠信義務／诚信义务  ―  chéngxìn yìwù  ―  good faith obligations

   義務倫理學／义务伦理学  ―  yìwù lúnlǐxué  ―  deontological ethics; deontology

   公民有依法納稅的義務。 [MSC, trad.]
   公民有依法纳税的义务。 [MSC, simp.]

   Gōngmín yǒu yīfǎ nàshuì de yìwù. [Pinyin]

   Citizens are obliged to pay taxes in accordance with the law.

Synonyms

• 干係 (gānxì)
• 罪責／罪责 (zuìzé) (responsibility for a criminal offence)
• 職責／职责 (zhízé)
• 負擔／负担 (fùdān)
• 責任／责任 (zérèn)
• 責承／责承 (Hokkien)

 

Antonyms

• 權利／权利 (quánlì)

Derived terms

• 信託義務／信托义务 (xìntuō yìwù)
• 盡義務／尽义务 (jìnyìwù)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
義	務
ぎ Grade: 5	む Grade: 5
on’yomi

Noun

義(ぎ)務(む) • (gimu) 

1. duty, obligation

Synonyms

• 責任(せきにん) (sekinin): responsibility

Derived terms

• 義務(ぎむ)づける (gimuzukeru), 義務付(ぎむづ)ける (gimuzukeru)
• 義(ぎ)務(む)的(てき) (gimuteki)

Korean

Hanja in this term
義	務

Noun

義務 • (uimu) (hangeul 의무)

1. Hanja form^? of 의무 (“duty, obligation”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
義	務

Noun

義務

1. chữ Hán form of nghĩa vụ (“duty; responsibility; obligation”).