志工

Chinese

		the will	work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
simp. and trad. (志工)		志	工

Etymology

Short for 志願工作／志愿工作 (zhìyuàn gōngzuò) or 志願工作者／志愿工作者 (zhìyuàn gōngzuòzhě).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhìgōng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄍㄨㄥ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ gung¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chì-kang

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìgōng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhgong
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴-kung¹
    • Yale: jr̀-gūng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhgong
    • Palladius: чжигун (čžigun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi³ gung¹
    • Yale: ji gūng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ gung¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji³ gung¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chì-kang
    • Tâi-lô: tsì-kang
    • Phofsit Daibuun: cie'kafng
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡si¹¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si²¹⁻⁴¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

志工

1. volunteer worker; volunteer

Synonyms

• 志願員／志愿员 (zhìyuànyuán) (chiefly Thailand)
• 志願者／志愿者 (zhìyuànzhě)
• 義工／义工 (yìgōng)