伺候

Chinese

		to watch; to wait; to examine to watch; to wait; to examine; to spy; wait on	wait
simp. and trad. (伺候)		伺	候

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cìhou, cìhòu
(Zhuyin): ㄘˋ ˙ㄏㄡ, ㄘˋ ㄏㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ hau⁶, zi⁶ hau⁶
Min Nan (POJ): sù-hō͘ / sìr-hiō / sū-hō͘ / sù-hāu / sū-hāu / su-hāu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Pinyin: cìhou
  - Zhuyin: ㄘˋ ˙ㄏㄡ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyh.hou
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cìhho̊u
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ xoʊ̯¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)
  - Pinyin: cìhòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄘˋ ㄏㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyhhow
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cìhhòu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    [Show/Hide]
    ^edit
    ^edit
    伺候
    次後／次后
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: si⁶ hau⁶, zi⁶ hau⁶
  - Yale: sih hauh, jih hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ hau⁶, dzi⁶ hau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶ heo⁶, ji⁶ heo⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /siː²² hɐu̯²²/, /t͡siː²² hɐu̯²²/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    事後／事后
    伺候
    侍候
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sù-hō͘
  - Tâi-lô: sù-hōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suo'ho
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /su²¹⁻⁵³ hɔ²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sìr-hiō
  - Tâi-lô: sìr-hiō
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hio⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-hō͘
  - Tâi-lô: sū-hōo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suxho
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su³³⁻²¹ hɔ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /su³³⁻¹¹ hɔ³³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sù-hāu
  - Tâi-lô: sù-hāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suo'hau
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /su²¹⁻⁵³ haʊ²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su²¹⁻⁴¹ haʊ³³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /su¹¹⁻⁵³ haʊ³³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-hāu
  - Tâi-lô: sū-hāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suxhau
  - IPA (Taipei): /su³³⁻¹¹ haʊ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /su³³⁻²¹ haʊ³³/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-hāu
  - Tâi-lô: su-hāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: su'hau
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ haʊ³³/

Verb

伺候

to serve; to wait on
to wait for; to await

Synonyms

(to serve):

edit

事奉 (shìfèng)
侍候 (shìhòu)

侍奉 (shìfèng)
服侍 (fúshi)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): sìhòu
(Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄏㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁶ hau⁶, zi⁶ hau⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: sìhòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄏㄡˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhhow
  - Tongyong Pinyin: sìhhòu
  - IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
  - Jyutping: si⁶ hau⁶, zi⁶ hau⁶
  - Yale: sih hauh, jih hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁶ hau⁶, dzi⁶ hau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi⁶ heo⁶, ji⁶ heo⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /siː²² hɐu̯²²/, /t͡siː²² hɐu̯²²/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    事後／事后
    伺候
    侍候

Verb

伺候

to spy on; to scout; to lie in wait for

Japanese

Kanji in this term
伺	候
し Grade: S	こう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [ɕiko̞ː]

Noun

伺候 (hiragana しこう, rōmaji shikō)

waiting on someone

Verb

伺候する (intransitive, suru conjugation, hiragana しこうする, rōmaji shikō suru)

wait on someone

Conjugation

Conjugation of "伺候する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Stem forms
Imperfective (未然形)	伺候し	しこうし	shikō shi
Continuative (連用形)	伺候し	しこうし	shikō shi
Terminal (終止形)	伺候する	しこうする	shikō suru
Attributive (連体形)	伺候する	しこうする	shikō suru
Hypothetical (仮定形)	伺候すれ	しこうすれ	shikō sure
Imperative (命令形)	伺候せよ¹ 伺候しろ²	しこうせよ¹ しこうしろ²	shikō seyo¹ shikō shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	伺候される	しこうされる	shikō sareru
Causative	伺候させる伺候さす	しこうさせるしこうさす	shikō saseru shikō sasu
Potential	伺候できる	しこうできる	shikō dekiru
Volitional	伺候しよう	しこうしよう	shikō shiyō
Negative	伺候しない	しこうしない	shikō shinai
Negative continuative	伺候せず	しこうせず	shikō sezu
Formal	伺候します	しこうします	shikō shimasu
Perfective	伺候した	しこうした	shikō shita
Conjunctive	伺候して	しこうして	shikō shite
Hypothetical conditional	伺候すれば	しこうすれば	shikō sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
伺	候

Noun

伺候 • (sahu) (hangeul 사후)

Hanja form^? of 사후.