慈善

Chinese

		compassionate; gentle; merciful compassionate; gentle; merciful; kind; humane	good
simp. and trad. (慈善)		慈	善

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): císhàn

(Zhuyin): ㄘˊ ㄕㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ci⁴ sin⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhṳ̀-san
Min Nan (POJ): chîr-siǎn / chû-siān

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: císhàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄘˊ ㄕㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsyshann
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰz̩³⁵ ʂa̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ci⁴ sin⁶
  - Yale: chìh sihn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsi⁴ sin⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: qi⁴ xin⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiː²¹ siːn²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhṳ̀-san
  - Hakka Romanization System: ciiˇ san
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ci² san⁴
  - IPA: /t͡sʰɨ¹¹ san⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chîr-siǎn
  - Tâi-lô: tsîr-siǎn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ²⁴⁻²² ɕiɛn²²/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chû-siān
  - Tâi-lô: tsû-siān
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zusien
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡su¹³⁻²² ɕiɛn²²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡su²³⁻³³ ɕiɛn³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡su²⁴⁻²² ɕiɛn²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡su²⁴⁻¹¹ ɕiɛn³³/

Adjective

慈善

benevolent; charitable; philanthropic

Synonyms

慈悲 (cíbēi)

Derived terms

公益慈善團體／公益慈善团体
慈善事業／慈善事业
慈善家 (císhànjiā)

慈善機構／慈善机构 (císhàn jīgòu)
防癆慈善紀念票／防痨慈善纪念票

Japanese

Kanji in this term
慈	善
じ Grade: S	ぜん Grade: 6
on’yomi

Noun

慈善 (hiragana じぜん, rōmaji jizen)

charity; benevolence to others less fortunate than ourselves; the providing of goods or money to those in need

Compounds

慈善心: a charitable spirit
慈善団体: charitable organizations

Coordinate terms

(virtue): chastity, diligence, patience, kindness, humility, temperance

Synonyms

慈愛
思いやり
寛容
寛大さ
チャリティー

Antonyms

貪欲 (とんよく, ton'yoku; or たんよく, tan'yoku): greed

See also

慈善 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
Charity on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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