議員

議員

See also: 议员

Chinese

		criticize; discuss	person; employee; member
trad. (議員)		議	員
simp. (议员)		议	员

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yìyuán

  (Zhuyin): ㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ji⁵ jyun⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngi-yèn / ngi-yàn
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): gī-oân / gī-goân

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ngi² uêng⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Pinyin: yìyuán
    • Zhuyin: ㄧˋ ㄩㄢˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yihyuan
    • IPA ^(key): /i⁵¹ y̯ɛn³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 譯員／译员 議員／议员

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)
    • Jyutping: ji⁵ jyun⁴
    • Yale: yíh yùhn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ji⁵ jyn⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: yi⁵ yun⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /jiː¹³ jyːn²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 洱源 議員／议员

• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi-yèn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngi ienˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngi⁴ yan²
    • IPA: /ɲi⁵⁵ i̯en¹¹/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngi-yàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngi (r)ianˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngi⁴ yan²
    • IPA: /ɲi⁵⁵ (j)i̯an¹¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-oân
    • Tâi-lô: gī-uân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gixoaan
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /gi³³⁻²¹ uan²³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /gi²²⁻²¹ uan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /gi²²⁻²¹ uan¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /gi³³⁻¹¹ uan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /gi⁴¹⁻²² uan²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gī-goân
    • Tâi-lô: gī-guân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gixgoaan
    • IPA (Taipei): /gi³³⁻¹¹ guan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /gi³³⁻²¹ guan²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ngi² uêng⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngí uêng
    • IPA ^(key): /ŋi⁵²⁻³⁵ ueŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

議員

1. member of a legislative body (legislature, parliament, congress, etc.); Member of Parliament; representative

Descendants

• → Zhuang: yiyenz

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
議	員
ぎ Grade: 4	いん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
  • (Tokyo) ぎ​いん [gíꜜìǹ] (Atamadaka – [1])
  • IPA^(key): [ɡʲiĩɴ]

Noun

議員 (hiragana ぎいん, rōmaji giin, historical hiragana ぎゐん)

1. a member of a legislature; a legislator; a congressperson, a Dietman, etc.

   衆 (しゅう)議 (ぎ)院 (いん)議 (ぎ)員 (いん)

   Shūgiin giin

   a Representative; a member of the House of Representatives

   参 (さん)議 (ぎ)院 (いん)議 (ぎ)員 (いん)

   Sangiin giin

   a Councillor; a member of the House of Councillors

Usage notes

• Not to be confused with 議院 (giin, “legislative house”).