觀眾

See also: 观众 and 観衆

Chinese

		to look at; to watch; to observe to look at; to watch; to observe; to behold; Taoist monastery	numerous; multitude; crowd
trad. (觀眾)		觀	眾
simp. (观众)		观	众

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): guānzhòng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄢㄓㄨㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gun¹ zung³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kôn-chung
Min Nan (POJ): koan-chiòng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: guānzhòng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄢㄓㄨㄥˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guanjonq
  - Tongyong Pinyin: guanjhòng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kwän⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gun¹ zung³
  - Yale: gūn jung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gun¹ dzung³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gun¹ zung³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuːn⁵⁵ t͡sʊŋ³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kôn-chung
  - Hakka Romanization System: gon´ zung
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gon¹ zung⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /kon²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡suŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koan-chiòng
  - Tâi-lô: kuan-tsiòng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: koancioxng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɔŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kuan³³ t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuan⁴⁴⁻²² t͡ɕiɔŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɔŋ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡ɕiɔŋ²¹/

Noun

觀眾

audience; spectators
一位觀眾 / 一位观众 ― yī wèi guānzhòng ― a member of the audience

Usage notes

觀眾／观众 (guānzhòng) and 聽眾／听众 (tīngzhòng) are different; 觀眾／观众 (guānzhòng) refers to an audience which is directly watching a public event, such as spectators at a stadium, while 聽眾／听众 (tīngzhòng) refers to a listening audience, such as a group of radio listeners.