哲學

See also: 哲学

Chinese

		philosophy; wise	learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology
trad. (哲學)		哲	學
simp. (哲学)		哲	学

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 哲学 (てつがく) (tetsugaku, “philosophy”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhéxué

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zit³ hok⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chet-ho̍k
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): tiat-ha̍k / thiat-ha̍k

(Teochew, Peng'im): diêg⁴ hag⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: zhéxué
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jershyue
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ɕɥ̯œ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zit³ hok⁶
  - Yale: jit hohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzit⁸ hok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: jid³ hog⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡siːt̚³ hɔːk̚²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chet-ho̍k
  - Hakka Romanization System: zed` hog
  - Hagfa Pinyim: zed⁵ hog⁶
  - IPA: /t͡set̚² hok̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiat-ha̍k
  - Tâi-lô: tiat-ha̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diathak
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ hak̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /tiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hak̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiat-ha̍k
  - Tâi-lô: thiat-ha̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: tiathak
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hak̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: diêg⁴ hag⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiek ha̍k
  - IPA ^(key): /tiek̚²⁻⁴ hak̚⁴/

Noun

哲學

philosophy

科學技術哲學 / 科学技术哲学 ― kēxuéjìshù zhéxué ― philosophy of science and technology

馬克思主義哲學 / 马克思主义哲学 ― mǎkèsīzhǔyì zhéxué ― Marxist philosophy

哲學體系 / 哲学体系 ― zhéxué tǐxì ― system of philosophy

Usage notes

Though both 哲理 (zhélǐ) and 哲學／哲学 can both be translated as philosophy in English, the former emphasises philosophy as a system of thought, while the later emphasises philosophy as a field of study.

Derived terms

哲學家／哲学家 (zhéxuéjiā)