時候

See also: 时候

Chinese

		o'clock; time; when o'clock; time; when; hour; season; period	wait
trad. (時候)		時	候
simp. (时候)		时	候

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): shíhòu

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic): сыху (I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁴ hau⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̀-heu
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): sî-hiō / sî-hāu

(Teochew, Peng'im): si⁵ hao⁷
Wu (Wiktionary): zr hheu (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: shíhòu → shíhou (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋ → ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shy.how
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/ → /ʂʐ̩³⁵ xoʊ̯³/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (時候兒／时候儿)⁺
  - Pinyin: shíhòur → shíhour (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄏㄡˋㄦ → ㄕˊ ˙ㄏㄡㄦ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shy.houll
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ xɤʊɻʷ⁵¹/ → /ʂʐ̩³⁵ xɤʊɻʷ³/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic: сыху (I-II)
  - IPA ^(key): /sɨː²⁴ xʊ⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: si⁴ hau⁶
  - Yale: sìh hauh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁴ hau⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi⁴ heo⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /siː²¹ hɐu̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̀-heu
  - Hakka Romanization System: siiˇ heu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: si² heu⁴
  - IPA: /sɨ¹¹ he̯u⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sî-hiō
  - Tâi-lô: sî-hiō
  - Phofsit Daibuun: si'hioi
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕi²⁴⁻²² hio⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sî-hāu
  - Tâi-lô: sî-hāu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: si'hau
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕi²⁴⁻²² haʊ²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕi²⁴⁻¹¹ haʊ³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕi²³⁻³³ haʊ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕi¹³⁻²² haʊ²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: si⁵ hao⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: sî hāu
  - IPA ^(key): /si⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hau¹¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: zr hheu (T3)
  - IPA ^(key): /z̻z̩²² ɦɜ⁴⁴/

Noun

時候

(uncountable) time (the time of day; the moment in time, as indicated by a clock or similar device)
(countable) time (a numerical indication of a particular moment in time)
(countable) time (an instance or occurrence)
(uncountable) time (a particular occasion)

Derived terms

什麼時候／什么时候 (shénme shíhòu)
到時候／到时候 (dàoshíhòu)
小時候／小时候 (xiǎoshíhòu)

有時候／有时候 (yǒushíhòu)
這時候／这时候
黃梅時候／黄梅时候

Japanese

Kanji in this term
時	候
じ Grade: 2	こう Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

Appears to be from Middle Chinese 時候 (MC d͡ʑɨ ɦəu^H). The reading is a mix of older goon ji and relatively newer kan'on kō, suggesting a possible shift in reading after borrowing.

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) じこー [jìkóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiko̞ː]

Noun

時候 (hiragana じこう, rōmaji jikō)

the weather or climate of each of the four seasons

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

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[DJR-1] 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN