說客

See also: 说客

Chinese edit

		to speak; to say; persuade (politically)	customer; visitor; guest
trad. (說客/説客)		說/説	客
simp. (说客)		说	客

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuōkè, shuìkè

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄛㄎㄜˋ, ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi³ haak³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sòe-kheh / sòe-kheeh / soat-khek / soat-khiak / soat-kheh / soeh-kheh

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuōkè
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄛㄎㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuokè
  - Wade–Giles: shuo¹-kʻo⁴
  - Yale: shwō-kè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shuokeh
  - Palladius: шокэ (šokɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan, variant in Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuìkè
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˋ ㄎㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuèikè
  - Wade–Giles: shui⁴-kʻo⁴
  - Yale: shwèi-kè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shueykeh
  - Palladius: шуйкэ (šujkɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi³ haak³
  - Yale: seui haak
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey³ haak⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu³ hag³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³³ haːk̚³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sòe-kheh
  - Tâi-lô: suè-kheh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soea'qeq
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sue²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰeʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰeʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sue²¹⁻⁵³ kʰeʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sue¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰeʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sòe-kheeh
  - Tâi-lô: suè-kheeh
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sue²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɛʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soat-khek
  - Tâi-lô: suat-khik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soatqeg
  - IPA (Xiamen): /suat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰiɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /suat̚³²⁻⁵ kʰiɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soat-khiak
  - Tâi-lô: suat-khiak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soatqiag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /suat̚⁵⁻²⁴ kʰiak̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soat-kheh
  - Tâi-lô: suat-kheh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soatqeq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /suat̚³²⁻⁴ kʰeʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soeh-kheh
  - Tâi-lô: sueh-kheh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soehqeq
  - IPA (Taipei): /sue(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kʰeʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sue(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kʰeʔ³²/

Noun edit

說客

(historical) itinerant political adviser
one who talks to try to persuade others; persuasive talker; lobbyist
person sent to win somebody over or enlist his support through persuasion