慈善

慈善

Chinese

		compassionate; gentle; merciful compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane	good
simp. and trad. (慈善)		慈	善

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): císhàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄘˊ ㄕㄢˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ sin⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̀-san
• Min Nan (POJ): chîr-siǎn / chû-siān

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: císhàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄘˊ ㄕㄢˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyshann
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩³⁵ ʂa̠n⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ci⁴ sin⁶
    • Yale: chìh sihn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ sin⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ xin⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ siːn²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̀-san
    • Hakka Romanization System: ciiˇ san
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ci² san⁴
    • IPA: /t͡sʰɨ¹¹ san⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chîr-siǎn
    • Tâi-lô: tsîr-siǎn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ²⁴⁻²² ɕiɛn²²/
  • (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chû-siān
    • Tâi-lô: tsû-siān
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zusien
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su¹³⁻²² ɕiɛn²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su²³⁻³³ ɕiɛn³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²⁴⁻²² ɕiɛn²²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiɛn³³/

Adjective

慈善

1. benevolent; charitable; philanthropic

Synonyms

• 慈悲 (cíbēi)

Derived terms

公益慈善團體／公益慈善团体 慈善事業／慈善事业 慈善家 (císhànjiā)

慈善機構／慈善机构 (císhàn jīgòu) 防癆慈善紀念票／防痨慈善纪念票

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
慈	善
じ Grade: S	ぜん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Noun

慈善 (hiragana じぜん, rōmaji jizen)

1. charity; benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need

Compounds

• 慈善心: a charitable spirit
• 慈善団体: charitable organizations

Coordinate terms

• (virtue): chastity, diligence, patience, kindness, humility, temperance

Synonyms

• 慈愛
• 思いやり
• 寛容
• 寛大さ
• チャリティー

Antonyms

• 貪欲 (とんよく, ton'yoku; or たんよく, tan'yoku): greed

See also

• 慈善 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Charity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia