歌手

Chinese

		song	hand; convenient; ‑er
simp. and trad. (歌手)		歌	手

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): gēshǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄜ ㄕㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): go¹ sau²
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kô-sú
• Eastern Min (BUC): gŏ̤-chiū
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): koa-chhiú / ko-chhiú

  (Teochew, Peng'im): go¹ ciu²

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ¹ku-seu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gēshǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄜ ㄕㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: geshǒu
    • Wade–Giles: ko¹-shou³
    • Yale: gē-shǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: geshoou
    • Palladius: гэшоу (gɛšou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɤ⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: go¹ sau²
    • Yale: gō sáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: go¹ sau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: go¹ seo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɔː⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kô-sú
    • Hakka Romanization System: go´ su`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: go¹ su³
    • Sinological IPA: /ko²⁴ su³¹/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: gŏ̤-chiū
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ko⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(t͡sʰ-)ʒieu³³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koa-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: kua-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koachiuo
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kua³³ t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kua⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kua⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kua⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ko-chhiú
    • Tâi-lô: ko-tshiú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: koichiuo
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiu⁵³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: go¹ ciu²
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ko tshiú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ko³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiu⁵²/
• Wu
  • (Shanghai):
    • Wugniu: ¹ku-seu
    • MiniDict: ku^平 seu
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹ku-seu
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ku⁵⁵ sɤ²¹/

Noun

歌手

1. singer; vocalist; artist (recording artist)

   說唱歌手／说唱歌手  ―  shuōchàng gēshǒu  ―  rapper

   辨識度高的歌手／辨识度高的歌手  ―  biànshídù gāo de gēshǒu  ―  a singer whose voice is unique and easily identifiable

   這位歌手唱的歌很好聽！ [MSC, trad.]
   这位歌手唱的歌很好听！ [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè wèi gēshǒu chàng de gē hěn hǎotīng! [Pinyin]

   The songs this singer sings are fantastic!

   他弟弟是位小有名氣的青年歌手。 [MSC, trad.]
   他弟弟是位小有名气的青年歌手。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tā dìdi shì wèi xiǎo yǒu míngqì de qīngnián gēshǒu. [Pinyin]

   His little brother is a popular young local singer.

Synonyms

• (Dungan) 唱家子, 唱家兒／唱家儿

Derived terms

• 創作歌手／创作歌手 (chuàngzuò gēshǒu)

 

See also

• 歌者 (gēzhě)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
歌	手
か Grade: 2	しゅ Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ka̠ɕɨᵝ]

Noun

歌(か)手(しゅ) • (kashu) 

1. singer

Synonyms

• ボーカリスト (bōkarisuto)
• シンガー (shingā)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
歌	手

Noun

歌手 • (gasu) (hangeul 가수)

1. Hanja form^? of 가수 (“singer”).