同志

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Chinese

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like; same; similar
like; same; similar; together; alike; with
 
the will
simp. and trad.
(同志)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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同志

  1. someone sharing similar interests or aspirations; kindred spirit
  2. fellow member of a political party
  3. (communism) comrade (Classifier: ; ; )
    領導同志领导同志  ―  lǐngdǎo tóngzhì  ―  leading comrade
    列寧同志列宁同志  ―  Lièníng tóngzhì  ―  Comrade Lenin
    同志請問人民廣場怎麼 [MSC, trad.]
    同志请问人民广场怎么 [MSC, simp.]
    Tóngzhì, qǐngwèn qù Rénmín Guǎngchǎng zěnme zǒu? [Pinyin]
    Hello, comrade. Could you please tell me how to get to the People's Square?
  4. (neologism) homosexual; gay (Classifier: ; ; )
  5. (neologism) person of a non-mainstream sexuality or gender identity; LGBTI person; queer (Classifier: ; ; )
    北京同志中心 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
    Běijīng Tóngzhì Zhōngxīn [Pinyin]
    Beijing LGBT Center

Derived terms

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Descendants

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See also

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
どう
Grade: 2

Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(どう)() (dōshi

  1. like-minded people, comrades in a general sense

References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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同志 (dongji) (hangeul 동지)

  1. hanja form? of 동지 (comrade)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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同志

  1. chữ Hán form of đồng chí (comrade).