遊說

See also: 游说 and 游說

Chinese

		to roam; travel	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (遊說/游說/遊説/游説)		遊/游	說/説
simp. (游说)		游	说

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yóushuì

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ seoi³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iû-soat / iû-sòe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yóushuì
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yóushuèi
    • Wade–Giles: yu²-shui⁴
    • Yale: yóu-shwèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youshuey
    • Palladius: юшуй (jušuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jau⁴ seoi³
    • Yale: yàuh seui
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ soey³
    • Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ sêu³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-soat
    • Tâi-lô: iû-suat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iusoad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴⁻²² suat̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ suat̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ suat̚³²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu¹³⁻²² suat̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-sòe
    • Tâi-lô: iû-suè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: iusoex
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ sue²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iu²⁴⁻²² sue⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ sue¹¹/

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• Middle Chinese: yuw sywejH

Rime
Character	遊	說
Reading #	1/1	1/3
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	祭 (36)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	以周切	舒芮切
Baxter	yuw	sywejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨu/	/ɕiuᴇiH/
Pan Wuyun	/jiu/	/ɕʷiɛiH/
Shao Rongfen	/iəu/	/ɕiuæiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/juw/	/ɕwiajH/
Li Rong	/iu/	/ɕiuɛiH/
Wang Li	/jĭəu/	/ɕĭwɛiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯ə̯u/	/ɕi̯wɛiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yóu	shuì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jau4	seoi3

• Old Chinese

  (Zhengzhang): /*lu  hljods/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	遊	說
Reading #	1/1	1/3
No.	15546	2552
Phonetic component	斿	兑
Rime group	幽	祭
Rime subdivision	1	3
Corresponding MC rime	猷	稅
Old Chinese	/*lu/	/*hljods/
Notes	同遊

Verb

遊說

1. to lobby; to canvass; to drum up support for something

   遊說集團／游说集团  ―  yóushuì jítuán  ―  lobby group

   遊說法／游说法  ―  yóushuì fǎ  ―  lobbying legislation

   • 明主不深曉，以為僕沮貳師，而為李陵遊說，遂下於理。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     明主不深晓，以为仆沮贰师，而为李陵游说，遂下于理。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Sima Qian, 報任少卿書 recorded in Hanshu

     Míngzhǔ bù shēnxiǎo, yǐwéi pú jǔ èrshī, ér wèi Lǐ Líng yóushuō, suì xià yú lǐ. [Pinyin]

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2. (historical, of strategists during the Warring States period) to persuade monarchs to accept their political ideas

   • 事敗而弗誅，則遊說之士，孰不為用矰繳之說而徼倖其後。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     事败而弗诛，则游说之士，孰不为用矰缴之说而徼幸其后。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Han Feizi, circa 2^nd century BCE

     Shì bài ér fú zhū, zé yóushuō zhī shì, shú bù wéi yòng zēngjiǎozhīshuō ér jiàoxìng qí hòu. [Pinyin]

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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (遊說):

• → Japanese: 遊説(ゆうぜい) (yūzei)
• → Korean: 유세(遊說) (yuse)