行者

Chinese

		to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)
simp. and trad. (行者)		行	者

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíngzhě

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄜˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁴ ze²
• Min Nan (Hokkien, POJ): hêng-chiá

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xíngzhě
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄜˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: síngjhě
    • Wade–Giles: hsing²-chê³
    • Yale: syíng-jě
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngjee
    • Palladius: синчжэ (sinčžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hang⁴ ze²
    • Yale: hàhng jé
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁴ dze²
    • Guangdong Romanization: heng⁴ zé²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêng-chiá
    • Tâi-lô: hîng-tsiá
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hengciar
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕia⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕia⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡ɕia⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡ɕia⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡ɕia⁴¹/

Noun

行者

1. (literary) pedestrian; passerby

   • 行者必以贐。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     行者必以赆。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mencius, c. 4^th century BCE

     Xíngzhě bì yǐ jìn. [Pinyin]

     Travellers must be provided with what is necessary for their expenses.

2. wandering Buddhist monk

Synonyms

• (pedestrian): 步行者 (bùxíngzhě); 行人 (xíngrén)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (行者):

• → Japanese: 行者(ぎょうじゃ) (gyōja)
• → Vietnamese: hành giả (行者)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
行	者
ぎょう Grade: 2	しゃ > じゃ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
行者 (kyūjitai)

Noun

行(ぎょう)者(じゃ) • (gyōja) 

1. ascetic; pilgrim; devotee