規則

See also: 规则

Chinese

		compass; rule	(expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm (expresses contrast with a previous sentence or clause); standard; norm; rule; to imitate; to follow; then; principle
trad. (規則)		規	則
simp. (规则)		规	则

Etymology

Attestable in Classical Chinese texts. Later popularized from Japanese 規(き)則(そく) (kisoku).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guīzé

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄟㄗㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kwai¹ zak¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kûi-chet
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kui-chek / kui-chak

(Teochew, Peng'im): gui¹ zêg⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹kue-tseq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: guīzé
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄟㄗㄜˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gueizé
  - Wade–Giles: kuei¹-tsê²
  - Yale: gwēi-dzé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gueitzer
  - Palladius: гуйцзэ (gujczɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ t͡sɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kwai¹ zak¹
  - Yale: kwāi jāk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kwai¹ dzak⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: kuei¹ zeg¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʷʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sɐk̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kûi-chet
  - Hakka Romanization System: gui´ zed`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gui¹ zed⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ku̯i²⁴ t͡set̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-chek
  - Tâi-lô: kui-tsik
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuizeg
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kui⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɪk̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kui⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kui-chak
  - Tâi-lô: kui-tsak
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kuizag
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kui³³ t͡sak̚⁵/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gui¹ zêg⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kui tsek
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kui³³⁻²³ t͡sek̚²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹kue-tseq
  - MiniDict: kue^平 tseh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹kue-tseq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /kue⁵⁵ t͡səʔ²¹/

Noun

規則

rule; regulation (Classifier: 條／条 m)
議事規則／议事规则 ― yìshì guīzé ― rules of order

Synonyms

例 (lì) (literary, or in compounds)
則度／则度 (zédù) (literary)
守則／守则 (shǒuzé)
方案 (fāng'àn)
條例／条例 (tiáolì)
條規／条规 (tiáoguī)
法度 (fǎdù)
程度 (chéngdù) (archaic)
紀綱／纪纲 (jìgāng) (literary)
綱目／纲目 (gāngmù) (Classical Chinese)
繩墨／绳墨 (shéngmò) (figurative)
規／规 (literary, or in compounds)
規定／规定 (guīdìng)
規條／规条 (guītiáo)
規準／规准 (guīzhǔn) (literary)
規矩／规矩 (guījǔ)

Adjective

規則

regular; fixed
他的生活很不規則。 [MSC, trad.]
他的生活很不规则。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā de shēnghuó hěn bù guīzé. [Pinyin]
His life is very irregular.

Derived terms

不規則／不规则 (bùguīzé)
交規／交规 (jiāoguī)
交通規則／交通规则 (jiāotōng guīzé)
潛規則／潜规则 (qiánguīzé)
規則動詞／规则动词 (guīzé dòngcí)
規章／规章 (guīzhāng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
規	則
き Grade: 5	そく Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) きそく [kìsóꜜkù] (Nakadaka – [2])^[1]
(Tokyo) きそく [kíꜜsòkù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [kʲi̥so̞kɯ̟]

Noun

規(き)則(そく) • (kisoku)

rule; regulation

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 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

Korean

Hanja in this term
規	則

Noun

規則 • (gyuchik) (hangeul 규칙)

hanja form^? of 규칙 (“rule; code; regulation”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
規	則

Noun

規則

chữ Hán form of quy tắc (“rule; code; principle”).

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 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

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