責任

See also: 责任

Chinese

		duty; responsibility; to reproach duty; responsibility; to reproach; to blame	to assign; to appoint; office to assign; to appoint; office; responsibility
trad. (責任)		責	任
simp. (责任)		责	任

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zérèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄜˊ ㄖㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaak³ jam⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chit-yim / chit-ngim
• Min Dong (BUC): cáik-êng
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chit-līm / chek-līm / chek-jīm

  (Teochew, Peng'im): zêh⁴ rim⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zérèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄜˊ ㄖㄣˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zérèn
    • Wade–Giles: tsê²-jên⁴
    • Yale: dzé-rèn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzerrenn
    • Palladius: цзэжэнь (czɛžɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɤ³⁵ ʐən⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaak³ jam⁶
    • Yale: jaak yahm
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaak⁸ jam⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: zag³ yem⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːk̚³ jɐm²²/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chit-yim
    • Hakka Romanization System: jid` im
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jid<sup>5</sup> yim<sup>4</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕit̚² im⁵⁵/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chit-yim / chit-ngim
    • Hakka Romanization System: jid` (r)im / jid` ngim
    • Hagfa Pinyim: jid⁵ yim⁴ / jid⁵ ngim⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕit̚² (j)im⁵⁵/, /t͡ɕit̚² ɲim⁵⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: cáik-êng
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɛiʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ ɛiŋ²⁴²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chit-līm
    • Tâi-lô: tsit-līm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: citlim
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕit̚⁵⁻²⁴ lim⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Taipei, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chek-līm
    • Tâi-lô: tsik-līm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeklim
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡ɕiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ lim³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ lim²²/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chek-jīm
    • Tâi-lô: tsik-jīm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zekjim
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiɪk̚³²⁻⁵ d͡ʑim²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɪk̚³²⁻⁴ ʑim³³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zêh⁴ rim⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tseh jĭm
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡seʔ²⁻⁴ d͡zim³⁵/

Noun

責任

1. (countable, uncountable) responsibility; duty (Classifier: 個／个 m)

   肩負責任／肩负责任  ―  jiānfù zérèn  ―  to shoulder responsibility

   推卸責任／推卸责任  ―  tuīxiè zérèn  ―  to shirk responsibility

   義不容辭的責任／义不容辞的责任  ―  yìbùróngcí de zérèn  ―  compelling duty

   誰能承擔這個責任呢？ [MSC, trad.]
   谁能承担这个责任呢？ [MSC, simp.]

   Shéi néng chéngdān zhège zérèn ne? [Pinyin]

   Who can bear this responsibility?

2. (uncountable) fault; blame
3. (uncountable, law) liability

   違約責任／违约责任  ―  wéiyuē zérèn  ―  liability for breach of contract

Synonyms

• (responsibility):

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• 干係／干系 (gānxì)
• 罪責／罪责 (zuìzé) (responsibility for a criminal offence)
• 義務／义务 (yìwù)

• 職責／职责 (zhízé)
• 負擔／负担 (fùdān)

• (fault):

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Synonyms of 責任

• 不好 (bùhǎo)
• 不是 (bùshì)
• 偏差 (piānchā)
• 差失 (chāshī)
• 差池 (chāchí) (literary)
• 差舛 (chāchuǎn) (literary)
• 疏失 (shūshī) (careless mistake)
• 不韙／不韪 (bùwěi) (literary)
• 問題／问题 (wèntí)
• 失誤／失误 (shīwù)
• 差誤／差误 (chāwù)

• 差謬／差谬 (chāmiù) (literary)
• 差錯／差错 (chācuò)
• 紕繆／纰缪 (pīmiù) (literary)
• 訛／讹 (é) (literary, or in compounds)
• 誤差／误差 (wùchā) (especially in data)
• 誤謬／误谬 (wùmiù) (fallacy)
• 謬誤／谬误 (miùwù) (fallacy)
• 過失／过失 (guòshī)
• 過錯／过错 (guòcuò)
• 錯／错 (cuò)
• 錯誤／错误 (cuòwù)

Derived terms

• 企業責任／企业责任 (qǐyè zérèn)
• 刑事責任／刑事责任 (xíngshì zérèn)
• 有限責任公司／有限责任公司 (yǒuxiàn zérèn gōngsī)
• 民事責任／民事责任 (mínshì zérèn)
• 舉證責任／举证责任 (jǔzhèng zérèn)
• 證明責任／证明责任 (zhèngmíng zérèn)
• 負責任／负责任 (fù zérèn)
• 責任事故／责任事故

• 責任人／责任人 (zérènrén)
• 責任保險／责任保险 (zérèn bǎoxiǎn)
• 責任制／责任制 (zérènzhì)
• 責任心／责任心 (zérènxīn)
• 責任感／责任感 (zérèngǎn)
• 責任狀／责任状
• 責任田／责任田
• 責任編輯／责任编辑

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (責任):

• → Japanese: 責任(せきにん) (sekinin)
• → Korean: 책임 (責任, chaegim)
• → Vietnamese: trách nhiệm (責任)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
責	任
せき Grade: 5	にん Grade: 5
kan’yōon	goon

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) せきにん [sèkíníń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞kʲiɲ̟ĩɴ]

Noun

責(せき)任(にん) • (sekinin) 

1. responsibility
   • 2005 November 9, Watsuki, Nobuhiro, “武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン)ファイナル [Armed Alchemy: The Final Act]”, in 武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン) [Armed Alchemy], volume 9, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN:

     ヴィクター゠パワード‼錬(れん)金(きん)戦(せん)団(だん)大(だい)戦(せん)士(し)長(ちょう)坂(サカ)口(グチ)照(ショウ)星(セイ)　この作(さく)戦(せん)の全(すべ)ての責(せき)任(にん)は私(わたし)にあります　部(ぶ)下(か)達(たち)は見(み)逃(のが)してやって下(くだ)さい

     Vikutā-Pawādo‼ Renkin Sendan Daisenshichō Sakaguchi Shōsei Kono sakusen no subete no sekinin wa watashi ni arimasu Bukatachi wa minoga shite yatte kudasai

     Victor Powered‼ I am Sakaguchi Shōsei, Commander of the Alchemic Warriors. I am fully responsible for this whole operation. Please spare my subordinates.

     駄(だ)目(め)だ　錬(れん)金(きん)術(じゅつ)に関(かか)わる全(すべ)て　この地(ち)上(じょう)から葬(ほうむ)り去(さ)る

     Dame da Renkinjutsu ni kakawarusubete kono chijō kara hōmurisaru

     Too bad. I will bury everything related to alchemy deep underground.

2. duty

Derived terms

• 責(せき)任(にん)感(かん) (sekininkan)
• 責(せき)任(にん)者(しゃ) (sekininsha)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
責	任

Noun

責任 • (chaegim) (hangeul 책임)

1. Hanja form^? of 책임 (“responsibility; duty”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
責	任

Noun

責任

1. chữ Hán form of trách nhiệm (“responsibility; duty”).