演劇

See also: 演剧

Chinese

		to develop; to evolve; to practise to develop; to evolve; to practise; to perform; to play; to act	drama; play; show drama; play; show; severe
trad. (演劇)		演	劇
simp. (演剧)		演	剧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎnjù

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin² kek⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ián-kio̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnjù
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄩˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnjyù
  - Wade–Giles: yen³-chü⁴
  - Yale: yǎn-jyù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanjiuh
  - Palladius: яньцзюй (janʹczjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin² kek⁶
  - Yale: yín kehk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin² kek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin² kég⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn³⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ián-kio̍k
  - Tâi-lô: ián-kio̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iefnkiok
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iɛn⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiɔk̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiɔk̚⁴/

Verb

演⫽劇 (verb-object) (intransitive)

to act in a play

Japanese

Kanji in this term
演	劇
えん Grade: 5	げき Grade: 6
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) えんげき [èńgékí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ẽ̞ŋɡe̞kʲi]

Noun

演(えん)劇(げき) • (engeki)

theatrical play

Synonyms

劇(げき) (geki)
芝居(しばい) (shibai)