興趣

See also: 兴趣

Chinese

		interest; flourish; it is the fashion to interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular	interesting; to interest
trad. (興趣)		興	趣
simp. (兴趣)		兴	趣

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xìngqù

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hing³ ceoi³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): him-chhi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hèng-chhù / hèng-chhì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): hêng³ cu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xìngqù
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˋ ㄑㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìngcyù
    • Wade–Giles: hsing⁴-chʻü⁴
    • Yale: syìng-chyù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shinqchiuh
    • Palladius: синцюй (sincjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰy⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hing³ ceoi³
    • Yale: hing cheui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hing³ tsoey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: hing³ cêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɪŋ³³ t͡sʰɵy̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: him-chhi
    • Hakka Romanization System: him qi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: him⁴ qi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /him⁵⁵ t͡sʰi⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hèng-chhù
    • Tâi-lô: hìng-tshù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: heangzhux
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu¹¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰu²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰu²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hèng-chhì
    • Tâi-lô: hìng-tshì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: heangchix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰi²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: hêng³ cu³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hèng tshù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /heŋ²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰu²¹³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 興趣

1. (countable, uncountable) interest (feeling of curiosity about something)

   濃厚的興趣／浓厚的兴趣  ―  nónghòu de xìngqù  ―  great interest

   我是對這些沒什麼興趣。 [MSC, trad.]
   我是对这些没什么兴趣。 [MSC, simp.]

   Wǒ shì duì zhèxiē méishénme xìngqù. [Pinyin]

   I have no interest in any of these.

2. (countable) interest (activity or subject one enjoys)

Synonyms

• (interest): 樂趣／乐趣 (lèqù), 趣味 (qùwèi), 享受 (xiǎngshòu), 意思 (yìsi), 意味 (yìwèi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (興趣):

• → Japanese: 興(きょう)趣(しゅ) (kyōshu)
• → Korean: 흥취(興趣) (heungchwi)
• → Vietnamese: hứng thú (興趣)

See also

• 有意思 (yǒuyìsi)
• 有趣 (yǒuqù)
• 趣事 (qùshì)

 

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
興	趣

Noun

興趣

1. chữ Hán form of hứng thú (“interest”).

Adjective

興趣

1. chữ Hán form of hứng thú (“interested”).