所謂

See also: 所谓

Chinese

		actually; place; (nominalization prefix)	speak of
trad. (所謂)		所	謂
simp. (所谓)		所	谓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): suǒwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): so² wai⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): só-vi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): só͘-ūi / sé-ūi

  (Teochew, Peng'im): so² ui³

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵su-we

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: suǒwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄨㄛˇ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: suǒwèi
    • Wade–Giles: so³-wei⁴
    • Yale: swǒ-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: suoowey
    • Palladius: совэй (sovɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: so² wai⁶
    • Yale: só waih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: so² wai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: so² wei⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɔː³⁵ wɐi̯²²/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 所為／所为 所謂／所谓

• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: só-vi
    • Hakka Romanization System: so^ˋ vi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: so³ vi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /so³¹ vi⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: só͘-ūi
    • Tâi-lô: sóo-uī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sofui
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /sɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ui⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sé-ūi
    • Tâi-lô: sé-uī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sefui
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /se⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ui²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: so² ui³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: só ùi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /so⁵²⁻³⁵ ui²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵su-we
    • MiniDict: su^去 we
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²su-hhue
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /su³³ ɦue⁴⁴/

Adjective

所謂

1. (attributive) so-called; that which is called

   這通常是所謂的“歷史”或“再生為本”的造型。 [MSC, trad.]
   这通常是所谓的“历史”或“再生为本”的造型。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhè tōngcháng shì suǒwèi de “lìshǐ” huò “zàishēngwèiběn” de zàoxíng. [Pinyin]

   This is typically called "history" or "regenerative based" modelling.

   • 侯友宜說，所謂的中華民國九二共識，他和趙少康都主張按照中華民國憲法定義，「兩岸之間的主權互不承認、治權互不否認」。 [MSC, trad.]
     侯友宜说，所谓的中华民国九二共识，他和赵少康都主张按照中华民国宪法定义，「两岸之间的主权互不承认、治权互不否认」。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 按照中華民國憲法「兩岸主權互不承認、治權互不否認」

     Hóu Yǒuyí shuō, suǒwèi de zhōnghuámínguó jiǔ'èrgòngshí, tā hé Zhào Shàokāng dōu zhǔzhāng ànzhào zhōnghuámínguó xiànfǎ dìngyì, “liǎng'àn zhī jiān de zhǔquán hù bù chéngrèn, zhìquán hù bù fǒurèn”. [Pinyin]

     Hou Yu-ih said that as for the so-called 1992 consensus of the Republic of China, he and Jaw Shau-Kong both advocated for adhering to the definition set in the constitution of the Republic of China, [which is that] "neither party on the [Taiwan] Strait recognizes each other's sovereignty, and neither party denies each other's governing authority."

2. (attributive, literary) what is known as

Derived terms

• 無所謂／无所谓 (wúsuǒwèi)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
所	謂
いわゆる
Grade: 3	Jinmeiyō
jukujikun

Alternative spellings
言わゆる 謂わゆる

Etymology

/ipa yu ru/ → /ifayuru/ → /iwayuru/

Originally a compound of Old Japanese 言は (ipa), the 未然形 (mizenkei, imperfective form) of the verb 言ふ (ipu), modern 言う (iu, “to say”) iwa ゆ (-yu, passive suffix) る (-ru, attributive suffix).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), borrowed from Chinese 所謂／所谓 (suǒwèi).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) いわゆる [ìwáyúꜜrù] (Nakadaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) いわゆる [ìwáꜜyùrù] (Nakadaka – [2])
• IPA^(key): [iβ̞a̠jɯ̟ɾɯ̟]

Adnominal

所謂(いわゆる) • (iwayuru) ^{←いはゆる (ifayuru)?}

1. that which is said; so-called

   彼女(かのじょ)は所謂天才(いわゆるてんさい)だ

   kanojo wa iwayuru tensai da

   She is a so-called genius.

See also

• あらゆる (arayuru)

Korean

Hanja in this term
所	謂

Noun

所謂 • (sowi) (hangeul 소위)

1. hanja form^? of 소위 (“so-called (attributive)”)