趣味

趣味

Chinese

		interesting; to interest	taste
trad. (趣味)		趣	味
simp. #(趣味)		趣	味

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qùwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩˋ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou, Jyutping): ceoi³ mei⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): tui¹ mei⁵

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhi-mi

  (Meixian, Guangdong): qi⁴ mi⁴

• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhù-bī / chhì-bī

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cu³ bhi⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qùwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩˋ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyùwèi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻü⁴-wei⁴
    • Yale: chyù-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuhwey
    • Palladius: цюйвэй (cjujvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi³ mei⁶
    • Yale: cheui meih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey³ mei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu³ méi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰɵy̯³³ mei̯²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: tui¹ mei⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰui³³ ᵐbei³²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhi-mi
    • Hakka Romanization System: qi mi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qi⁴ mi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ mi⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: qi⁴ mi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡ɕʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mi⁵³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhù-bī
    • Tâi-lô: tshù-bī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhuo'bi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/
    • IPA (Singapore): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴² bi²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ bi³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ bi³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhì-bī
    • Tâi-lô: tshì-bī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chie'bi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕʰi²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cu³ bhi⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshù bī
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bi¹¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /t͡sʰɨo^H  mʉi^H/

Rime
Character	趣	味
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	清 (14)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	七句切	無沸切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰɨoH/	/mʉiH/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰioH/	/mʷɨiH/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰioH/	/miuəiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰuə̆H/	/mujH/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰioH/	/miuəiH/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭuH/	/mĭwəiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯uH/	/mwe̯iH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qù	wèi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ceoi3	mei6

Noun

趣味

1. interest; delight
2. (obsolete) taste; liking; preference

Synonyms

• (interest):

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享受 (xiǎngshòu) 意味 (yìwèi) 意思 (yìsi) 意趣 (yìqù) 樂趣／乐趣 (lèqù)

氣味／气味 (qìwèi) (figurative) 興味／兴味 (xìngwèi) 興會／兴会 (xìnghuì) (literary) 興致／兴致 (xìngzhì) 興趣／兴趣 (xìngqù)

Derived terms

低級趣味／低级趣味 (dījí qùwèi)

惡趣味／恶趣味 (èqùwèi)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (趣味):

• → Japanese: 趣(しゅ)味(み) (shumi)
• → Okinawan: 趣 (す)味 (み) (sumi)
• → Korean: 취미(趣味) (chwimi)
• → Vietnamese: thú vị (趣味)

Adjective

趣味

1. (Min Nan) interesting

   • 伊二個人實在真趣味 [Hokkien, trad.]
     伊二个人实在真趣味 [Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2009, 阿公阿嬷的故事, Dancing Queen, Alice Ong (王汶玲)

     i jī ê lâng si̍t-chāi chin chhù-bī [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Both of them are truly quite interesting

Synonyms

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有味 (yǒuwèi) 有局 (Min Nan) 有意思 (yǒuyìsi)

有趣 (yǒuqù) 生趣 (shēngqù) (Hakka) 趣味 (chhù-bī) (Min Nan)

References

• “Entry #11458”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.

See also

• 趣事 (qùshì)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
趣	味
しゅ Grade: S	み Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• (Tokyo) しゅ​み [shúꜜmì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝmʲi]

Noun

趣(しゅ)味(み) • (shumi) 

1. a hobby (activity done for enjoyment in spare time)

   私(わたし)の趣(しゅ)味(み)は盆栽(ぼんさい)です。

   Watashi no shumi wa bonsai desu.

   My hobby is bonsai.

   • 2013 April 7 [Dec 9 2012], ONE; Murata, Yusuke, “１撃(げき)目(め)　一撃(げき) [1st Hit: One Hit]”, in ONEPUNCH-MAN(【ワンパンマン】) [ONE-PUNCH MAN], volume 1 (fiction), 6th edition, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 17–19:

     何(なに)者(もの)だお前(まえ)は

     Nanimono da omae wa

     Who the hell are you?

     趣(しゅ)味(み)でヒーローをやっている者(もの)だ

     Shumi de hīrō o yatte iru mono da

     Just a guy who does hero stuff as a hobby

     なんだその適(てき)当(とう)な設(せっ)定(てい)は…

     Nan da sono tekitō na settei wa…

     What a half-ass setup…

2. one's taste (set of preferences)

   赤(あか)いセーターは私(わたし)の趣(しゅ)味(み)ではない。

   Akai sētā wa watashi no shumi de wa nai.

   Red sweaters are not my taste.

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
趣	味

Noun

趣味 • (chwimi) (hangeul 취미)

1. Hanja form^? of 취미 (“hobby”).

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Okinawan

Kanji in this term
趣	味
す Grade: S	み Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Cognate with mainland Japanese 趣味 (shumi).

Noun

趣味 (hiragana すみ, romaji sumi)

1. hobby
2. taste, preference

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
趣	味

Adjective

趣味

1. chữ Hán form of thú vị (“enjoyable; interesting”).