行為

行為

See also: 行爲 and 行为

Chinese

		to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; okay; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behavior; conduct; a row; profession; professional	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (行為/行爲)		行	為/爲
simp. (行为)		行	为

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xíngwéi

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁴ wai⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hàng-vì
• Min Dong (BUC): hèng-ôi
• Min Nan (POJ): hêng-ûi

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: xíngwéi
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngwei
    • IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ u̯eɪ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hang⁴ wai⁴
    • Yale: hàhng wàih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁴ wai⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: heng⁴ wei⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ²¹ wɐi̯²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hàng-vì
    • Hakka Romanization System: hangˇ viˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hang² vi²
    • IPA: /haŋ¹¹ vi¹¹/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: hèng-ôi
    • IPA ^(key): /hɛiŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(Ø-)ŋuɔi²⁴²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêng-ûi
    • Tâi-lô: hîng-uî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: heng'uii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² ui¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ui²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ ui²³/

Noun

行為

1. (countable, uncountable) behaviour; conduct (Classifier: 個／个 m; 種／种 m)

   不道德的行為 / 不道德的行为  ―  bù dàodé de xíngwéi  ―  immoral behaviour

   犯罪行為 / 犯罪行为  ―  fànzuì xíngwéi  ―  criminal conduct

   文明行為 / 文明行为  ―  wénmíng xíngwéi  ―  civilized behaviour

   行為不檢 / 行为不检  ―  xíngwéi bùjiǎn  ―  to be indiscreet in one's conduct

   欺騙行為 / 欺骗行为  ―  qīpiàn xíngwéi  ―  fraudulent behaviour

   行為規範 / 行为规范  ―  xíngwéi guīfàn  ―  behavioural norms

2. (countable, uncountable) action; act (Classifier: 個／个 m; 種／种 m)

   戰爭行為 / 战争行为  ―  zhànzhēng xíngwéi  ―  act of war

   恐怖行為 / 恐怖行为  ―  kǒngbù xíngwéi  ―  act of terrorism

   違法行為 / 违法行为  ―  wéifǎ xíngwéi  ―  unlawful act

Synonyms

• (behaviour): (literary) 行事 (xíngshì)
• (action): 行動／行动 (xíngdòng), 行徑／行径 (xíngjìng)

Derived terms

Derived terms from 行為

人類行為／人类行为 (rénlèi xíngwéi) 性行為／性行为 (xìngxíngwéi) 社會行為／社会行为 (shèhuì xíngwéi) 自助行為／自助行为 (zìzhù xíngwéi)

行為準則／行为准则 (xíngwéi zhǔnzé) 行為科學／行为科学 (xíngwéi kēxué) 行為能力／行为能力 (xíngwéi nénglì) 行為藝術／行为艺术 (xíngwéi yìshù)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
行	為
こう Grade: 2	い Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) こ​ーい [kóꜜòì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ko̞ːi]

Noun

行為 (hiragana こうい, rōmaji kōi, historical hiragana かうゐ)

1. action, act

   テロ行為 (こうい)

   tero kōi

   act of terrorism

2. conduct

References

1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN