賽

賽 U+8CFD, 賽 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8CFD ← 購 [U+8CFC] CJK Unified Ideographs 賾 → [U+8CFE]

See also: 赛

Translingual

Han character

賽 (radical 154 貝+10, 17 strokes, cangjie input 十廿金金 (JTCC), four-corner 3080₆, composition ⿱𡨄貝)

References

• KangXi: page 1211, character 22
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36886
• Dae Jaweon: page 1677, character 17
• Hanyu Da Zidian: volume 6, page 3655, character 10
• Unihan data for U+8CFD

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Chinese

trad.		賽
simp.		赛

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 賽
Bamboo and silk script	Large seal script	Small seal script

Characters in the same phonetic series (塞) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
	Old Chinese
賽	*slɯːɡs
塞	*slɯːɡs, *slɯːɡ
簺	*slɯːɡs
僿	*hljɯɡs
寨	*zraːds, *slɯːɡ

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sài (sai⁴)

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄞˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coi³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhoi / soi
• Min Dong (BUC): suói
• Min Nan (POJ): sài / sèr / sè
• Wu (Wiktionary): se (T2)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: sài
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄞˋ
    • Wade-Giles: sai⁴
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: say
    • IPA ^(key): /saɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: coi³
    • Yale: choi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: coi³
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhoi / soi
    • Hakka Romanization System: coi / soi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: coi⁴ / soi⁴
    • IPA: /t͡sʰo̯i⁵⁵/, /so̯i⁵⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: suói
    • IPA ^(key): /suɔi²¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sài
    • Tâi-lô: sài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: saix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /saɪ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /saɪ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /saɪ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /saɪ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /saɪ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèr
    • Tâi-lô: sèr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sə⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sè
    • Tâi-lô: sè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sex
    • IPA (Taipei): /se¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /se²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /se²¹/

Note:

• sài - literary;
• sèr/sè - vernacular.

• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: se (T2)
    • IPA ^(key): /se̞³⁴/

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• Dialectal data▼

Variety	Location	edit 賽
Mandarin	Beijing	/sai⁵¹/
	Harbin	/sai⁵³/
	Tianjin	/sai⁵³/
	Jinan	/sɛ²¹/
	Qingdao	/sɛ⁴²/
	Zhengzhou	/sai³¹²/
	Xi'an	/sai⁴⁴/
	Xining	/sɛ²¹³/
	Yinchuan	/sɛ¹³/
	Lanzhou	/sɛ¹³/
	Ürümqi	/sai²¹³/
	Wuhan	/sai³⁵/
	Chengdu	/sai¹³/
	Guiyang	/sai²¹³/
	Kunming	/sæ²¹²/
	Nanjing	/sae⁴⁴/
	Hefei	/se̞⁵³/
Jin	Taiyuan	/sai⁴⁵/
	Pingyao	/sæ³⁵/
	Hohhot	/sɛ⁵⁵/
Wu	Shanghai	/se³⁵/
	Suzhou	/se̞⁵¹³/
	Hangzhou	/se̞⁴⁴⁵/
	Wenzhou	/se⁴²/
Hui	Shexian	/sɛ³²⁴/
	Tunxi	/sə⁴²/
Xiang	Changsha	/sai⁵⁵/
	Xiangtan	/sai⁵⁵/
Gan	Nanchang	/sai⁴⁵/
Hakka	Meixian	/soi⁵³/
	Taoyuan	/soi⁵⁵/
Cantonese	Guangzhou	/t͡sʰɔi³³/
	Nanning	/sɔi³³/
	Hong Kong	/t͡sʰɔi³³/
Min	Xiamen (Min Nan)	/sai²¹/
	Fuzhou (Min Dong)	/suɔi²¹²/
	Jian'ou (Min Bei)	/so³³/
	Shantou (Min Nan)	/sai²¹³/
	Haikou (Min Nan)	/sai³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: /sʌi^H/▼

Rime
Character	賽
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	心 (16)
Final (韻)	咍 (41)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	先代切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/sʌiH/
Pan Wuyun	/səiH/
Shao Rongfen	/sɒiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/səjH/
Li Rong	/sᴀiH/
Wang Li	/sɒiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/sɑ̆iH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	sài

• Old Chinese▼

  (Zhengzhang): /*slɯːɡs/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	賽
Reading #	1/1
No.	10957
Phonetic component	塞
Rime group	代
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	賽
Old Chinese	/*slɯːɡs/

Definitions

賽

1. to compete; to contend
2. competition; contest; race

   決賽 / 决赛  ―  juésài  ―  final

Compounds

Derived terms from 賽

• 公開賽／公开赛 (gōngkāisài)
• 冠軍賽／冠军赛 (guànjūnsài)
• 凡爾賽／凡尔赛 (Fán'ěrsài)
• 凡爾賽宮／凡尔赛宫 (Fán'ěrsài Gōng)
• 出賽／出赛
• 初賽／初赛
• 半決賽／半决赛 (bànjuésài)
• 參賽／参赛 (cānsài)
• 友誼賽／友谊赛
• 合格賽／合格赛
• 吉卜賽人／吉卜赛人 (jíbǔsàirén)
• 吉普賽／吉普赛 (Jípǔsài)
• 吉賽爾／吉赛尔
• 單人車賽／单人车赛
• 單循環賽／单循环赛
• 報賽／报赛
• 奧德賽／奥德赛 (Àodésài)
• 奧賽羅／奥赛罗
• 完全比賽／完全比赛
• 對抗賽／对抗赛
• 延長賽／延长赛
• 彌賽亞／弥赛亚 (Mísàiyà)
• 徑賽／径赛
• 循環賽／循环赛
• 技能競賽／技能竞赛
• 拳賽／拳赛
• 接力賽／接力赛
• 接力賽跑／接力赛跑
• 擂臺賽／擂台赛

• 春賽／春赛
• 棒球賽／棒球赛
• 比賽／比赛 (bǐsài)
• 決賽／决赛 (juésài)
• 沒賽／没赛
• 法利賽人／法利赛人
• 淘汰賽／淘汰赛
• 演講比賽／演讲比赛
• 無賽／无赛
• 熱身賽／热身赛
• 球賽／球赛 (qiúsài)
• 田徑賽／田径赛
• 田賽／田赛
• 百米賽跑／百米赛跑
• 競賽／竞赛 (jìngsài)
• 籃賽／篮赛
• 義賽／义赛
• 聯賽／联赛 (liánsài)
• 與賽／与赛
• 芭賽／芭赛
• 表演賽／表演赛
• 複賽／复赛 (fùsài)
• 觀賽／观赛
• 調賽／调赛
• 賭賽／赌赛
• 賽先生／赛先生
• 賽區／赛区
• 賽夏族／赛夏族 (sàixiàzú)
• 賽普勒斯／赛普勒斯 (Sàipǔlèsī)

• 賽會／赛会 (sàihuì)
• 賽村社／赛村社
• 賽球／赛球
• 賽璐玢／赛璐玢 (sàilùfēn)
• 賽璐珞／赛璐珞 (sàilùluò)
• 賽神／赛神
• 賽程／赛程 (sàichéng)
• 賽跑／赛跑 (sàipǎo)
• 賽路神／赛路神
• 賽車／赛车 (sàichē)
• 賽願／赛愿
• 賽馬／赛马 (sàimǎ)
• 賽鴿／赛鸽
• 越野賽跑／越野赛跑
• 跳躍比賽／跳跃比赛
• 迎神賽會／迎神赛会 (yíngshén sàihuì)
• 選拔賽／选拔赛
• 邀請賽／邀请赛
• 酬賽／酬赛
• 錦標賽／锦标赛 (jǐnbiāosài)
• 開賽／开赛
• 障礙賽跑／障碍赛跑
• 預賽／预赛 (yùsài)
• 馬賽克／马赛克 (mǎsàikè)
• 馬賽港／马赛港
• 龍舟比賽／龙舟比赛
• 龍舟賽／龙舟赛
• 龜兔賽跑／龟兔赛跑

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Japanese

Kanji

賽

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings

• On (unclassified): さい (sai)
• Kun: しあい (shiai), きそう (kisou), むくいまつる (mukuimatsuru)

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Korean

Hanja

賽 • (sae) (hangeul 새, revised sae, McCune-Reischauer sae, Yale say)

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Vietnamese

Han character

賽 (tái, trại)

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