界別

Chinese

		boundary; scope; extent boundary; scope; extent; circles; group; kingdom (taxonomy)	other; distinguish; contrary other; distinguish; contrary; difficult; awkward; leave; depart; separate; classify; another; do not; must not; to pin
trad. (界別)		界	別
simp. (界别)		界	别

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jièbié

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gaai³ bit⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jièbié
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄅㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jièbié
    • Wade–Giles: chieh⁴-pieh²
    • Yale: jyè-byé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiehbye
    • Palladius: цзебе (czebe)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ pi̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gaai³ bit⁶
    • Yale: gaai biht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gaai³ bit⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: gai³ bid⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaːi̯³³ piːt̚²/

Noun

界別

1. division
2. taxonomic kingdom
3. (politics) section of members of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference representing a particular interest group (also translated “circle” or “constituency”)
4. (chiefly Hong Kong) sector of the economy

Derived terms

• 功能界別／功能界别 (gōngnéng jièbié)