益處

Chinese

		benefit; increase	a place; location; spot a place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to stay; get along with; to be in a position of; deal with
trad. (益處)		益	處
simp. (益处)		益	处
alternative forms		益處

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìchù

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄔㄨˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jik¹ cyu³

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): yet² cui^4*

• Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): yid⁵ cu⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): ek-chhù / iak-chhìr / ek-chhì / iak--chhìr

  (Teochew, Peng'im): iah⁴ cu³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yìchù → yìchu (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄔㄨˋ → ㄧˋ ˙ㄔㄨ (toneless final syllable variant)
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yìchů
    • Wade–Giles: i⁴-chʻu⁵
    • Yale: yì-chu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yih.chuh
    • Palladius: ичу (iču)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʰu⁵¹/ → /i⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰu¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jik¹ cyu³
    • Yale: yīk chyu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jik⁷ tsy³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yig¹ qu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɪk̚⁵ t͡sʰyː³³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: yet² cui^4*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jet̚⁵⁵ t͡sʰui²¹⁻²¹⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: yid⁵ cu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /it̚¹ t͡sʰu⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ek-chhù
    • Tâi-lô: ik-tshù
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ekzhux
    • IPA (Xiamen, Kaohsiung): /iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɪk̚³²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu¹¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iak-chhìr
    • Tâi-lô: iak-tshìr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iak̚⁵⁻²⁴ t͡sʰɯ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ek-chhì
    • Tâi-lô: ik-tshì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ekchix
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɪk̚³²⁻⁵ t͡sʰi²¹/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iak--chhìr
    • Tâi-lô: iak--tshìr
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: iah⁴ cu³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iah tshù
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iaʔ²⁻⁴ t͡sʰu²¹³/

Noun

益處

1. benefit; profit; advantage

   埋怨對於我們毫無益處，埋怨越多越痛苦，埋怨越少越快樂。 [MSC, trad.]
   埋怨对于我们毫无益处，埋怨越多越痛苦，埋怨越少越快乐。 [MSC, simp.]

   Máiyuàn duìyú wǒmen háowú yìchù, máiyuàn yuè duō yuè tòngkǔ, máiyuàn yuè shǎo yuè kuàiyuè. [Pinyin]

   Complaining is of no benefit to us. The more we complain, the more painful it gets — the less we complain, the happier we feel.

Synonyms

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• 利益 (lìyì)
• 好處／好处
• 實利／实利 (shílì)
• 惠 (huì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 收益 (shōuyì)
• 甜頭／甜头 (Jin)
• 肥 (féi) (usually derogatory)
• 補／补 (bǔ) (literary, or in compounds)
• 補益／补益 (bǔyì)
• 裨益 (bìyì)

 

Antonyms

• 害處／害处 (hàichù)