用事

用事

Chinese

		to use	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (用事)		用	事

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yòngshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jung⁶ si⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yòngshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yonqshyh
    • IPA ^(key): /i̯ʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: jung⁶ si⁶
    • Yale: yuhng sih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jung⁶ si⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: yung⁶ xi⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ²² siː²²/

Verb

用事

1. (literary) to hold power
2. (literary) to use classical allusions in poetry and literature
3. to manage affairs; to get things done

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
用	事
よう Grade: 2	じ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Noun

用事 (hiragana ようじ, rōmaji yōji)

1. errand; business

   用 (よう)事 (じ)があって出席 (しゅっせき)できません。

   Yōji ga atte shusseki dekimasen.

   I have a previous appointment and can not attend the meeting.

   あしたちょっと用 (よう)事 (じ)があるんです。

   Ashita chotto yōji ga aru n desu.

   I have other things to do tomorrow.

Synonyms

• 用 (よう) (yō)
• 要 (よう)件 (けん) (yōken)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.