漫才

Chinese

		free; unrestrained; inundate	ability; talent; endowment ability; talent; endowment; gift; an expert; only (then); only if; just
trad. (漫才)		漫	才
simp. #(漫才)		漫	才

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 漫(まん)才(ざい) (manzai).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): màncái

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: màncái
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄢˋ ㄘㄞˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: màncái
    • Wade–Giles: man⁴-tsʻai²
    • Yale: màn-tsái
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: manntsair
    • Palladius: маньцай (manʹcaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /män⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/

Noun

漫才

1. Manzai (Japanese double act stand-up comedy)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
漫	才
まん Grade: S	ざい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

This form coined in 1933 by Yoshimoto Kōgyō, from 万才 by changing the first character. This form popularized by 大阪万才 Osaka manzai (the Osaka region’s variant), from 万歳, from original 萬歳 by simplification of the first character.

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) まんざ​い [màńzáꜜì] (Nakadaka – [3])
• IPA^(key): [mã̠nd͡za̠i]

Noun

漫(まん)才(ざい) • (manzai) 

1. Japanese double act stand-up comedy

Derived terms

• 漫才師(まんざいし) (manzaishi)