遊戲

See also: 游戏, 游戲, and 遊戯

Chinese

	to roam; travel	trick; drama; play trick; drama; play; show
trad. (遊戲)	遊	戲
simp. (游戏)	游	戏
2nd round simp.	沋戏

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): yóuxì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): юши (i͡uši, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ hei³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yù-hi
Eastern Min (BUC): iù-hié
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): iû-hì

(Teochew, Peng'im): iu⁵ hi³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶yeu-shi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yóuxì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yóusì
  - Wade–Giles: yu²-hsi⁴
  - Yale: yóu-syì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youshih
  - Palladius: юси (jusi)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: юши (i͡uši, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iou²⁴ ɕi⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: jau⁴ hei³
  - Yale: yàuh hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ hei̯³³/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    油氣／油气
    遊憩／游憩
    遊戲／游戏
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-hi
  - Hakka Romanization System: iuˇ hi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yiu² hi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /i̯u¹¹ hi⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-hi
  - Hakka Romanization System: (r)iuˇ hi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: yiu² hi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯u¹¹ hi⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: iù-hié
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ieu⁵³⁻²¹ ^(h-)iɛ²¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-hì
  - Tâi-lô: iû-hì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iu'hix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴⁻²² hi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iu²⁴⁻²² hi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu¹³⁻²² hi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ hi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ hi²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: iu⁵ hi³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iû hì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /iu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶yeu-shi
  - MiniDict: yeu^去 shi
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³hhieu-xi
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiɤ²² ɕi⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: yuw xjeH

Rime
Character	遊	戲
Reading #	1/1	3/3
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	曉 (32)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	支 (13)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	以周切	香義切
Baxter	yuw	xjeH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨu/	/hˠiᴇ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/jiu/	/hᵚiɛ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/iəu/	/xiɛ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/juw/	/hjiə̆^H/
Li Rong	/iu/	/xje^H/
Wang Li	/jĭəu/	/xǐe^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯ə̯u/	/xie̯^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yóu	xì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jau⁴	hei³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[N-]ru ŋ̊(r)ar-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*lu qʰrals/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	遊	戲
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yóu	xì
Middle Chinese	‹ yuw ›	‹ xje^H ›
Old Chinese	/*[N-]ru/	/*ŋ̊(r)ar-s/
English	wander about	sport, joke
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	遊	戲
Reading #	1/1	2/3
No.	15546	5195
Phonetic component	斿	虍
Rime group	幽	歌
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	猷	戲
Old Chinese	/*lu/	/*qʰrals/
Notes	同遊

Noun

遊戲

game (playful or competitive activity, except sport)
1. (specifically) video game
  遊戲玩家／游戏玩家 ― yóuxì wánjiā ― video gamer
  
  主機遊戲／主机游戏 ― zhǔjī yóuxì ― console game

Verb

遊戲

to play

Synonyms

娛樂／娱乐 (yúlè)
嬉戲／嬉戏 (xīxì)
嬉遊／嬉游 (xīyóu)
玩
玩笑 (wánxiào)
玩耍 (wánshuǎ)
耍 (shuǎ)
耍笑 (shuǎxiào)
遊尞／游尞 (Taiwanese Hakka)
遊玩／游玩 (yóuwán)

Derived terms

井字遊戲／井字游戏 (jǐngzì yóuxì)
圖版遊戲／图版游戏 (túbǎn yóuxì)
填字遊戲／填字游戏 (tiánzì yóuxì)
大型多人在線角色扮演遊戲／大型多人在线角色扮演游戏
整人遊戲／整人游戏
桌面遊戲／桌面游戏 (zhuōmiàn yóuxì)
棋盤遊戲／棋盘游戏 (qípán yóuxì)
棋類遊戲／棋类游戏 (qílèi yóuxì)
機動遊戲／机动游戏 (jīdòng yóuxì)
版圖遊戲／版图游戏 (bǎntú yóuxì)
生命遊戲／生命游戏 (Shēngmìng Yóuxì)
益智遊戲／益智游戏 (yìzhì yóuxì)
紙上遊戲／纸上游戏 (zhǐshàng yóuxì)
紙牌遊戲／纸牌游戏 (zhǐpái yóuxì)
紙盤遊戲／纸盘游戏 (zhǐpán yóuxì)
角色扮演遊戲／角色扮演游戏
遊戲三昧／游戏三昧
遊戲主機／游戏主机 (yóuxì zhǔjī)
遊戲人生／游戏人生 (yóuxìrénshēng)
遊戲人間／游戏人间
遊戲場／游戏场
遊戲性／游戏性 (yóuxìxìng)
遊戲本／游戏本 (yóuxìběn)
遊戲機／游戏机 (yóuxìjī)
遊戲規則／游戏规则 (yóuxì guīzé)
遊戲說／游戏说
零和遊戲／零和游戏 (línghé yóuxì)
電子遊戲／电子游戏 (diànzǐ yóuxì)
電腦遊戲／电脑游戏 (diànnǎo yóuxì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (遊戲):

→ Japanese: 遊(ゆう)戯(ぎ) (yūgi)
→ Korean: 유희(遊戱) (yuhui)
→ Vietnamese: du hí (遊戲)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
遊	戲
ゆう Grade: 3	ぎ Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 遊戲 – see the following entry.

【遊戯ゆうぎ】	[noun] a game [noun] a play (activity for amusement, especially for the young) [verb] to play (a game)
【遊戯ゆうげ】	[noun] (uncommon) Same as ゆうぎ (yūgi) above [verb] (uncommon) Same as ゆうぎ (yūgi) above
【遊戯ゆげ】	[noun] a game [noun] an amusement [noun] (Buddhism) freedom, said of the Buddha, bodhisattvas, or other enlightened beings [proper noun] a surname Alternative spelling ゆけ

(This term, 遊戲, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
遊	戲

Verb

遊戲

chữ Hán form of du hí (“to go sightseeing, to travel around, to tour around”).