哲學

See also: 哲学

Chinese

		philosophy; wise	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology
trad. (哲學)		哲	學
simp. (哲学)		哲	学
Literally: “wisdom[-making] learning”.

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 哲学(てつがく) (tetsugaku, “philosophy”)

(Internet slang) homosexual

From Japanese. From the practice of mistagging Billy Herrington videos as "philosophy" on Niconico Video.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhéxué

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zit³ hok⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chat-ho̍k
• Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): deh⁶ hah⁷
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): tiat-ha̍k / thiat-ha̍k

  (Teochew, Peng'im): diêg⁴ hag⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhéxué
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhésyué
    • Wade–Giles: chê²-hsüeh²
    • Yale: jé-sywé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jershyue
    • Palladius: чжэсюэ (čžɛsjue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: zit³ hok⁶
    • Yale: jit hohk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ hok⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: jid³ hog⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ hɔːk̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chat-ho̍k
    • Hakka Romanization System: zad^ˋ hog
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zad⁵ hog⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sat̚² hok̚⁵/
• Puxian Min
  • (Putian)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: deh⁶ hah⁷ [Phonetic: deh⁷ hah⁷]
    • Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: deh-ha̍h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛʔ¹⁻⁴⁵ haʔ⁴/
  • (Xianyou)
    • Pouseng Ping'ing: deh⁶ hah⁷ [Phonetic: deh⁷ hah⁷]
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɛʔ²⁻²⁴ haʔ²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiat-ha̍k
    • Tâi-lô: tiat-ha̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: diathak
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ hak̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hak̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiat-ha̍k
    • Tâi-lô: thiat-ha̍k
    • Phofsit Daibuun: tiathak
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hak̚⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: diêg⁴ hag⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiek ha̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tiek̚²⁻⁴ hak̚⁴/

Noun

哲學

1. philosophy

   科學技術哲學／科学技术哲学  ―  kēxuéjìshù zhéxué  ―  philosophy of science and technology

   馬克思主義哲學／马克思主义哲学  ―  mǎkèsīzhǔyì zhéxué  ―  Marxist philosophy

   哲學體系／哲学体系  ―  zhéxué tǐxì  ―  system of philosophy

   • 沉默是一種處世哲學，用得好時，又是一種藝術。 [MSC, trad.]
     沉默是一种处世哲学，用得好时，又是一种艺术。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 朱自清《沉默》

     Chénmò shì yī zhǒng chǔshì zhéxué, yòng de hǎo shí, yòu shì yī zhǒng yìshù. [Pinyin]

     Silence in social conduct is a kind of philosophy and an art form when used well.

Usage notes

Though both 哲理 (zhélǐ) and 哲學／哲学 (zhéxué) can both be translated as philosophy in English, the former emphasises philosophy as a system of thought, while the later emphasises philosophy as a field of study.

Derived terms

• 元哲學／元哲学 (yuánzhéxué)
• 哲學博士／哲学博士 (zhéxué bóshì)
• 哲學家／哲学家 (zhéxuéjiā)

 

See also

• 哲理 (zhélǐ)

Adjective

哲學

1. (neologism, slang, ACG) homosexual

   alt. forms: 哲♂學／哲♂学

Japanese

Kanji in this term
哲	學
てつ Grade: S	がく Hyōgai
on'yomi

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

【哲学てつがく】 [noun] philosophy

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
哲	學

Noun

哲學 • (cheolhak) (hangeul 철학)

1. hanja form^? of 철학 (“philosophy”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
哲	學

Noun

哲學

1. chữ Hán form of triết học (“philosophy”).