處世

See also: 处世

Chinese

		a place; location; spot a place; location; spot; point; office; department; bureau; respect; to reside; to live; to dwell; to be in; to stay; get along with; to be in a position of; deal with	life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime
trad. (處世)		處	世
simp. (处世)		处	世

Pronunciation

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• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chǔshì

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄨˇ ㄕˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cyu² sai³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhú-sṳ
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhú-sè

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chǔshì
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄨˇ ㄕˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chǔshìh
    • Wade–Giles: chʻu³-shih⁴
    • Yale: chǔ-shr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuushyh
    • Palladius: чуши (čuši)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cyu² sai³
    • Yale: chyú sai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsy² sai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: qu² sei³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰyː³⁵ sɐi̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhú-sṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: cu^ˋ sii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: cu³ si⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰu³¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhú-sè
    • Tâi-lô: tshú-sè
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhwsex
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ se⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ se¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ se²¹/

Verb

處世

1. to conduct oneself (in society)

   • 處世若大夢，胡為勞其生。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     处世若大梦，胡为劳其生。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Li Bai, Waking from Drunkenness on a Spring Day

     Chǔshì ruò dàmèng, húwèi láo qí shēng. [Pinyin]

     Life in the World is but a big dream; I will not spoil it by any labour or care.

   • 處世不分輕重，非丈夫也。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     处世不分轻重，非丈夫也。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Chǔshì bùfēn qīngzhòng, fēi zhàngfū yě. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 沉默是一種處世哲學，用得好時，又是一種藝術。 [MSC, trad.]
     沉默是一种处世哲学，用得好时，又是一种艺术。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 朱自清《沉默》

     Chénmò shì yī zhǒng chǔshì zhéxué, yòng de hǎo shí, yòu shì yī zhǒng yìshù. [Pinyin]

     Silence in social conduct is a kind of philosophy and an art form when used well.

Synonyms

• (literary) 行世 (xíngshì)

Derived terms

• 為人處世 / 为人处世 (wéirénchǔshì)

References

• “處世”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.