劇院

See also: 剧院

Chinese

		drama; play; show drama; play; show; severe	courtyard; institution
trad. (劇院)		劇	院
simp. (剧院)		剧	院

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jùyuàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩˋ ㄩㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kek⁶ jyun^6-2
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kio̍k-īⁿ / kia̍k-īⁿ / ke̍k-īⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jùyuàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄩˋ ㄩㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jyùyuàn
    • Wade–Giles: chü⁴-yüan⁴
    • Yale: jyù-ywàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiuhyuann
    • Palladius: цзюйюань (czjujjuanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɥɛn⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kek⁶ jyun^6-2
    • Yale: kehk yún
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kek⁹ jyn^6-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: kég⁶ yun^6-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɛːk̚² jyːn²²⁻³⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kio̍k-īⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kio̍k-īnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiog'vi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɔk̚⁴⁻³² ĩ²²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɔk̚²⁴⁻² ĩ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kiɔk̚⁴⁻³² ĩ³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kia̍k-īⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kia̍k-īnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiag'vi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ĩ²²/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ke̍k-īⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: ki̍k-īnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: keg'vi
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kiɪk̚⁴⁻³² ĩ³³/

Noun

劇院

1. theater (building where performances are given); playhouse; centre for the performing arts (Classifier: 家 m; 座 m; 間／间 c)

   國家大劇院／国家大剧院  ―  Guójiā Dà Jùyuàn  ―  National Centre for the Performing Arts

2. theatrical company; troupe

Synonyms

• (theater):

• 劇場／剧场 (jùchǎng)
• 園子／园子 (yuánzi) (dated, regional)
• 戲園／戏园 (Hokkien, literary, or Hakka)
• 戲園子／戏园子 (xìyuánzi) (literary)
• 戲院／戏院 (xìyuàn)
• 茶園／茶园 (cháyuán) (dated)

 

• (theatrical company): 劇團／剧团 (jùtuán)

Derived terms

• 家庭劇院／家庭剧院 (jiātíng yǐngyuàn)
• 影劇院／影剧院 (yǐngjùyuàn)