習慣

See also: 习惯

Chinese

		to practice; to study; habit	accustomed to; used to
trad. (習慣)		習	慣
simp. (习惯)		习	惯
anagram		慣習／惯习

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xíguàn

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zaap⁶ gwaan³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): si̍p-koan
Min Nan (POJ): si̍p-koàn

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: xíguàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyiguann
  - IPA ^(key): /ɕi³⁵ ku̯a̠n⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zaap⁶ gwaan³
  - Yale: jaahp gwaan
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzaap⁹ gwaan³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zab⁶ guan³
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sɑːp̚² kʷɑːn³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: si̍p-koan
  - Hakka Romanization System: xib guan
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xib⁶ guan⁴
  - IPA: /ɕip̚⁵ ku̯an⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: si̍p-koàn
  - Tâi-lô: si̍p-kuàn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: sibkoaxn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɕip̚⁴⁻³² kuan²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɕip̚²⁴⁻²² kuan⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɕip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kuan²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɕip̚⁴⁻³² kuan¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɕip̚⁴⁻³² kuan²¹/

Verb

習慣

to be accustomed to; to be in the habit of
我能習慣這樣的生活。 [MSC, trad.]
我能习惯这样的生活。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ néng xíguàn zhèyàng de shēnghuó. [Pinyin]
I could get used to this kind of life.

Usage notes

Unlike Mandarin, 習慣／习惯 is rarely used as a verb in Min Nan; 慣勢／惯势 (kòan-sì) is used instead.

Synonyms

(Min Nan) 慣勢／惯势 (kòan-sì)

Noun

習慣

custom; habit
養成習慣 / 养成习惯 ― yǎngchéng xíguàn ― to form a habit

改變壞習慣 / 改变坏习惯 ― gǎibiàn huài xíguàn ― to change a bad habit

Derived terms

習慣勢力／习惯势力
習慣性／习惯性
習慣成自然／习惯成自然 (xíguàn chéng zìrán)

習慣法／习惯法 (xíguànfǎ)
習慣用語／习惯用语 (xíguàn yòngyǔ)
風俗習慣／风俗习惯 (fēngsú xíguàn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
習	慣
しゅう Grade: 3	かん Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- IPA^(key): [ɕɨᵝːkã̠ɴ]

Noun

習慣 (hiragana しゅうかん, rōmaji shūkan, historical hiragana しふくわん)

custom, habit; way
地 (ちい)域 (き)の習 (しゅう)慣 (かん)
chiiki no shūkan
regional custom

社会的 (しゃかいてき)習 (しゅう)慣 (かん)
shakaiteki shūkan
social custom

Derived terms

習慣的 (しゅうかんてき) (shūkanteki, “customary; conventional”)

See also

慣 (かん)習 (しゅう) (kanshū)
癖 (くせ) (kuse, “habit; tendency”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
習	慣

Noun

習慣 • (seupgwan) (hangeul 습관)

Hanja form^? of 습관 (“habit”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
習	慣

Noun

習慣

Hán tự form of tập quán, “habit”

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