政治家

Chinese

		politics; politically charged; politically motivated	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
simp. and trad. (政治家)		政治	家

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngzhìjiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ zi⁶ gaa¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-tǐ-ka / chèng-tī-ka / chèng-tī-kee

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngzhìjiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngjhìhjia
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-chih⁴-chia¹
    • Yale: jèng-jr̀-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqjyhjia
    • Palladius: чжэнчжицзя (čžɛnčžiczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ zi⁶ gaa¹
    • Yale: jing jih gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ dzi⁶ gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ ji⁶ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ t͡siː²² kaː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-tǐ-ka
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-tǐ-ka
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ti²² ka³³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-tī-ka
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-tī-ka
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeangdixkaf
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ti²²⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ ti³³⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ ti³³⁻²¹ ka⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-tī-kee
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-tī-kee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ ti²²⁻²¹ kɛ⁴⁴/

Noun

政治家

1. politician

   政治家可信嗎？／政治家可信吗？  ―  Zhèngzhìjiā kěxìn ma?  ―  Can politicians be trusted?

   • 關於實際的方面之事業，如政治家、實業家、醫士、軍人等之所為皆是也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     关于实际的方面之事业，如政治家、实业家、医士、军人等之所为皆是也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: 1917 February 25, Li Dazhao, 《政論家與政治家（一）》

     Guānyú shíjì de fāngmiàn zhī shìyè, rú zhèngzhìjiā, shíyèjiā, yīshì, jūnrén děng zhī suǒwéi jiēshì yě. [Pinyin]

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Synonyms

• 從政者／从政者 (cóngzhèngzhě)
• (derogatory) 政客 (zhèngkè)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
政	治	家
せい Grade: 5	じ Grade: 4	か Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

政治 (“politics”) +‎ 家 (“-er, -person”)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せーじか [sèéjíká] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːʑika̠]

Noun

政(せい)治(じ)家(か) • (seijika) ^{←せいぢか (seidika)?}

1. politician, statesman
2. a natural political leader

References

• 2002, Yasuo Kitahara, 明鏡国語辞典 (Meikyō Kokugo Jiten), First Edition (in Japanese), Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
政	治	家

Noun

政治家 • (jeongchiga) (hangeul 정치가)

1. Hanja form^? of 정치가 (“politician”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
政	治	家

Noun

政治家

1. chữ Hán form of chính trị gia (“politician”).