機關

機關

See also: 機関 and 机关

Chinese

		machine; opportunity; secret	to close; to shut; to turn off to close; to shut; to turn off; to concern; to involve; mountain pass
trad. (機關)		機	關
simp. (机关)		机	关
anagram		關機／关机

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīguān

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨㄢ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): gei¹ gwaan¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): gei¹ gan¹

• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kî-kôan
• Min Nan (POJ): ki-koan

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: jīguān
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨㄢ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiguan
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ku̯än⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 機關／机关 箕關／箕关 雞冠／鸡冠

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ gwaan¹
    • Yale: gēi gwāan
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ gwaan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ guan¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ kʷäːn⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: gei¹ gan¹
    • IPA ^(key): /kei³³ kan³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî-kôan
    • Hakka Romanization System: gi´ guan´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ guan¹
    • IPA: /ki²⁴⁻¹¹ ku̯an²⁴/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-koan
    • Tâi-lô: ki-kuan
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'koafn
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ kuan³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kuan⁴⁴/

Noun

機關

1. government organization; institution; institute; organ; agency; body (Classifier: 個／个 m)

   金融機關 / 金融机关  ―  jīnróng jīguān  ―  financial institution

   慈善機關 / 慈善机关  ―  císhàn jīguān  ―  charitable organisation

   研究機關 / 研究机关  ―  yánjiū jīguān  ―  research institute

   民政機關 / 民政机关  ―  mínzhèng jīguān  ―  civil administration organ

   機關幹部 / 机关干部  ―  jīguān gànbù  ―  government officer

   最高立法機關 / 最高立法机关  ―  zuìgāo lìfǎ jīguān  ―  top legislative body

2. mechanism (Classifier: 個／个 m)

   啟動機關 / 启动机关  ―  qǐdòng jīguān  ―  starting mechanism

3. (figuratively) scheme; intrigue

Synonyms

• (scheme):

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心機／心机 (xīnjī) 策略 (cèlüè) 計策／计策 (jìcè)

計謀／计谋 (jìmóu) 謀略／谋略 (móulüè)

Adjective

機關

1. (attributive) machine-operated

Derived terms

國家機關／国家机关 (guójiā jīguān) 機關刊物／机关刊物 (jīguān kānwù) 機關報／机关报 (jīguānbào) 機關槍／机关枪 (jīguānqiāng)

機關炮／机关炮 (jīguānpào) 機關算盡／机关算尽 稅務機關／税务机关 (shuìwù jīguān) 自治機關／自治机关 (zìzhì jīguān)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (機關):

• → Japanese: 機 (き)関 (かん) (kikan)
• → Korean: 기관 (機關, gigwan)
• → Vietnamese: cơ quan (機關)