問題

Chinese

		to ask	topic; subject; to inscribe topic; subject; to inscribe; to superscribe
trad. (問題)		問	題
simp. (问题)		问	题

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): wèntí

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄧˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): вынти (vɨnti, III-I)
Cantonese (Jyutping): man⁶ tai⁴
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): mun-thì

(Meixian, Guangdong): mun⁴ ti²
Eastern Min (BUC): ông-dà̤
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): būn-tôe / būn-tê

(Teochew, Peng'im): mung⁷ doi⁵
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶ven-di₆ / ⁶men-di₆

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wèntí
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wùntí
  - Wade–Giles: wên⁴-tʻi²
  - Yale: wèn-tí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenntyi
  - Palladius: вэньти (vɛnʹti)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wən⁵¹ tʰi³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: вынти (vɨnti, III-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /vəŋ⁴⁴ tʰi²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: man⁶ tai⁴
  - Yale: mahn tàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: man⁶ tai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: men⁶ tei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐn²² tʰɐi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mun-thì
  - Hakka Romanization System: mun ti^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: mun⁴ ti²
  - Sinological IPA: /mun⁵⁵ tʰi¹¹/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: mun⁴ ti²
  - Sinological IPA: /mun⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰi¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ông-dà̤
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(t-)nɛ⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: būn-tôe
  - Tâi-lô: būn-tuê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: buxndoee
  - IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /bun⁴¹⁻²² tue²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /bun²²⁻²¹ tue²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bun³³⁻¹¹ tue²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: būn-tê
  - Tâi-lô: būn-tê
  - Phofsit Daibuun: buxndee
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bun³³⁻²¹ te²³/
  - IPA (Penang): /bun²¹ te²³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bun²²⁻²¹ te¹³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: mung⁷ doi⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mūng tôi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /muŋ¹¹ toi⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁶ven-di₆
  - MiniDict: ven^去 di^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³ven-di₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vən²² di⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /vən²³ di¹¹/
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶men-di₆
  - MiniDict: men^去 di^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³men-di₃
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mən²² di⁴⁴/

Noun

問題

question; query (Classifier: 個／个)
提出問題／提出问题 ― tíchū wèntí ― to ask a question

回答問題／回答问题 ― huídá wèntí ― to answer a question

如果你有什麼問題，儘管問我。 [MSC, trad.]
如果你有什么问题，尽管问我。 [MSC, simp.]
Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu shénme wèntí, jǐnguǎn wèn wǒ. [Pinyin]
If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.

我能問個問題嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
我能问个问题吗？ [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ néng wèn ge wèntí ma? [Pinyin]
May I ask a question?
problem; issue (Classifier: 個／个)
看法不同的問題／看法不同的问题 ― kànfǎ bùtóng de wèntí ― a matter of opinion

解決問題／解决问题 ― jiějué wèntí ― to solve a problem

分析問題／分析问题 ― fēnxī wèntí ― to analyze a problem

引發一系列的問題 [MSC, trad.]
引发一系列的问题 [MSC, simp.]
yǐnfā yīxìliè de wèntí [Pinyin]
to result in a series of problems

這問題正在被討論。 [MSC, trad.]
这问题正在被讨论。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhè wèntí zhèngzài bèi tǎolùn. [Pinyin]
The problem is being discussed now.

他堅信他的汽車有些問題。 [MSC, trad.]
他坚信他的汽车有些问题。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā jiānxìn tā de qìchē yǒu xiē wèntí. [Pinyin]
He confirmed that something was wrong with his car.

她這學期學費出了點問題。 [MSC, trad.]
她这学期学费出了点问题。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā zhè xuéqī xuéfèi chū le diǎn wèntí. [Pinyin]
There is a problem with her tuition this semester.

好彩得到你細心查核，搵到問題嘅所在。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
好彩得到你细心查核，揾到问题嘅所在。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
hou² coi² dak¹ dou^3-2 nei⁵ sai³ sam¹ caa⁴ hat⁶, wan² dou^3-2 man⁶ tai⁴ ge³ so² zoi⁶. [Jyutping]
Fortunately, due to your careful checks, we are able to find where the problem lies.

聽人講手指甲凹凹凸凸係表示健康有問題。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, trad.]
听人讲手指甲凹凹凸凸系表示健康有问题。 [Guangzhou Cantonese, simp.]
teng¹ jan⁴ gong² sau² zi² gaap³ nap¹ nap¹ dat⁶ dat⁶ hai⁶ biu² si⁶ gin⁶ hong¹ jau⁵ man⁶ tai⁴. [Jyutping]
I hear that uneven fingernails indicate there are some health issues.
matter; affair; thing (Classifier: 個／个)
只是時間問題。／只是时间问题。 ― Zhǐshì shíjiān wèntí. ― It is just a matter of time.

我需要與您核實幾個問題。 [MSC, trad.]
我需要与您核实几个问题。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ xūyào yǔ nín héshí jǐge wèntí. [Pinyin]
I need to check a few things with you.
topic; subject (Classifier: 個／个)
accident; mishap; trouble (Classifier: 個／个)

Synonyms

(question):

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問話／问话 (wènhuà)
提問／提问 (tíwèn)
疑問／疑问 (yíwèn)

(problem):

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婁子／娄子 (lóuzi) (colloquial)
疑難／疑难 (yínán)
矛盾
茶包 (chábāo) (slang)
難題／难题 (nántí)
難點／难点 (nándiǎn)
麻煩／麻烦 (máfan)

(matter): 事情 (shìqing), 事項／事项 (shìxiàng), (formal) 事宜 (shìyí)
(topic):

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中心思想 (zhōngxīn sīxiǎng)
主題／主题 (zhǔtí)
基調／基调 (jīdiào) (figurative)
意旨 (yìzhǐ)
話題／话题 (huàtí)
課題／课题 (kètí)
議題／议题 (yìtí)

(accident):

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不好
不是
不韙／不韪 (bùwěi) (literary)
偏差 (piānchā)
失誤／失误 (shīwù)
差失 (chāshī)
差池
差舛 (chāchuǎn) (literary)
差誤／差误 (chāwù)
差謬／差谬 (chāmiù) (literary)
差錯／差错 (chācuò)
疏失 (shūshī) (careless mistake)
紕繆／纰缪 (pīmiù) (literary)
訛／讹 (é) (literary, or in compounds)
誤差／误差 (wùchā) (especially in data)
誤謬／误谬 (wùmiù) (fallacy)
謬誤／谬误 (miùwù) (fallacy)
責任／责任 (zérèn)
過失／过失 (guòshī)
過錯／过错 (guòcuò)
錯／错
錯誤／错误 (cuòwù)

Adjective

問題

(attributive) faulty; problematic
問題疫苗／问题疫苗 ― wèntí yìmiáo ― faulty vaccine

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (問題):

→ Japanese: 問題(もんだい) (mondai)
→ Korean: 문제(問題) (munje)
→ Vietnamese: vấn đề (問題)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
問	題
もん Grade: 3	だい Grade: 3
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Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もんだい [mòńdáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [mõ̞nda̠i]

Noun

問(もん)題(だい) • (mondai)

question, problem on homework etc.
a question; a matter (of time etc.)
- 1918, 芥川龍之介, 澄江堂雑記:
  これは文(ぶん)法(ぽう)の問(もん)題(だい)ではない。
  Kore wa bunpō no mondai de wa nai.
  This is not a question of grammar.
a problem (something that needs to be dealt with); a trouble
生(い)きていくか死(し)ぬか、それが問(もん)題(だい)だ。
Ikite iku ka shinu ka, sore ga mondai da.
To live or to die, that is the question. (To be, or not to be, that is the question.)
- 1913, 夏目漱石, 模倣と独立:
  大(たい)した問(もん)題(だい)もありませんから。
  Taishita mondai mo arimasen kara.
  It's not a big problem.
- 1914, 相馬泰三, 田舎医師の子:
  この問(もん)題(だい)はまた父(ちち)の前(まえ)にも持(も)ち出(だ)された。
  Kono mondai wa mata chichi no mae ni mo mochidasareta.
  This problem was also brought to the attention of my father.
an issue; a matter
- 1947, 宮本百合子, 道標:
  恋(こい)や結(けっ)婚(こん)の問(もん)題(だい)は、伸(のぶ)子(こ)のいまの身(み)に迫(せま)っていることではないようだった。
  Koi ya kekkon no mondai wa, nobuko no ima no mi ni sematte iru koto de wa nai yō datta.
  Nobuko didn't seem to have anything coming to her when it came to matters like love or marriage.
- 2007 July 23, Mitsuru Adachi, “メモリーオフ前編 [Memory Off: First Chapter]”, in SHORT(ショート) PROGRAM(プログラム) [SHORT PROGRAM], volume 3 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 97:
  
  環(かん)境(きょう)問(もん)題(だい)、人(じん)口(こう)問(もん)題(だい)、食(しょく)料(りょう)問(もん)題(だい)、教(きょう)育(いく)問(もん)題(だい)、爆(ばく)笑(しょう)問(もん)題(だい)…問(もん)題(だい)を山(やま)積(づ)みにしたまま、人(じん)類(るい)は21(にじゅういっ)世(せい)紀(き)を間(ま)近(ぢか)にひかえていた……
  Kankyō mondai, jinkō mondai, shokuryō mondai, kyōiku mondai, Bakushō Mondai…Mondai o yamazumi ni shita mama, jinrui wa nijūisseiki o majika ni hikaete ita……
  Environmental issues, population issues, food issues, educational issues, Laughter Issues… There are tons of issues, and humanity is approaching the 21st century…

Antonyms

解(かい)答(とう) (kaitō): solution

Derived terms

問(もん)題(だい)児(じ) (mondaiji)
死(し)活(かつ)問(もん)題(だい) (shikatsu mondai)

References

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

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
問	題

Noun

問題 • (munje) (hangeul 문제)

hanja form^? of 문제 (“problem, question”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
問	題

Noun

問題

chữ Hán form of vấn đề (“problem”).

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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問題

Contents

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Synonyms

Adjective

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Japanese

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References

Korean

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Vietnamese

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