弱者

Chinese

		weak; feeble; young weak; feeble; young; inferior	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)
simp. and trad. (弱者)		弱	者

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ruòzhě

(Zhuyin): ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): joek⁶ ze²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngio̍k-chá
Min Nan (POJ): jio̍k-chiá / lio̍k-chiá

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: ruòzhě
  - Zhuyin: ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄓㄜˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ruohjee
  - IPA ^(key): /ʐu̯ɔ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: joek⁶ ze²
  - Yale: yeuhk jé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: joek⁹ dze²
  - Guangdong Romanization: yêg⁶ zé²
  - IPA ^(key): /jœ̽ːk̚² t͡sɛː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngio̍k-chá
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngiog za`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngiog⁶ za³
  - IPA: /ɲi̯ok̚⁵ t͡sa³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: jio̍k-chiá / lio̍k-chiá
  - Tâi-lô: jio̍k-tsiá / lio̍k-tsiá
  - Phofsit Daibuun: jiogciar, liogciar
  - IPA (Xiamen): /d͡ʑiɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡ɕia⁵³/, /liɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡ɕia⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /d͡ʑiɔk̚²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕia⁵⁵⁴/, /liɔk̚²⁴⁻²² t͡ɕia⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /d͡ʑiɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡ɕia⁵³/, /liɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡ɕia⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /d͡ʑiɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡ɕia⁵³/, /liɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡ɕia⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ʑiɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡ɕia⁴¹/, /liɔk̚⁴⁻³² t͡ɕia⁴¹/

Noun

弱者

the weak; those who are weak; a weakling
同情弱者 ― tóngqíng ruòzhě ― to have sympathy for the weak

Antonyms

強者／强者 (qiángzhě)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (弱者):

→ Japanese: 弱者 (じゃくしゃ) (jakusha)
→ Korean: 약자 (弱者, yakja)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
弱	者
じゃく Grade: 2	しゃ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) じゃくしゃ [jáꜜkùshà] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA^(key): [d͡ʑa̠kɯ̟̊ᵝɕa̠]

Noun

弱者 (hiragana じゃくしゃ, rōmaji jakusha)

(literally) a weakling
- 2017 January 20, “英えい雄ゆう的てき介かい入にゅう [Heroic Intervention]”, in 霊気紛争 [Aether Revolt], Wizards of the Coast:
  
  「強 (きょう)者 (しゃ)が弱 (じゃく)者 (しゃ)を蹂 (じゅう)躙 (りん)するとき、そこに私 (わたし)がいるだろう。」
  “Kyōsha ga jakusha o jūrinsuru toki, soko ni watashi ga iru darō.”
  “Whenever the strong would trample over the weak, I will be there.”

Antonyms

強 (きょう)者 (しゃ) (kyōsha)

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