行為

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See also: 行爲 and 行为

Chinese

		to go; to do; capable to go; to do; capable; all right; competent; OK; to travel; temporary; to walk; will do; behaviour; conduct; a row; profession; professional	because of; for; to because of; for; to; act as; take...to be; to be; to do; to serve as; to become
trad. (行為/行爲)		行	為/爲
simp. (行为)		行	为

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xíngwéi

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hang⁴ wai⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hàng-vì
Eastern Min (BUC): hèng-òi
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): hêng-ûi

(Teochew, Peng'im): gian⁵ ui⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xíngwéi
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: síngwéi
  - Wade–Giles: hsing²-wei²
  - Yale: syíng-wéi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyngwei
  - Palladius: синвэй (sinvɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕiŋ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hang⁴ wai⁴
  - Yale: hàhng wàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hang⁴ wai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: heng⁴ wei⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐŋ²¹ wɐi̯²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hàng-vì
  - Hakka Romanization System: hangˇ viˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hang² vi²
  - Sinological IPA: /haŋ¹¹ vi¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: hèng-òi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɛiŋ⁵³⁻³³ ^(Ø-)ŋøy⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hêng-ûi
  - Tâi-lô: hîng-uî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: heng'uii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ui²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ui²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɪŋ¹³⁻²² ui¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ui²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɪŋ²³⁻³³ ui²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gian⁵ ui⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiâⁿ ûi
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ui⁵⁵/

Noun

行為

(countable, uncountable) behavior; comportment; conduct (Classifier: 個／个 m; 種／种 m)
不道德的行為／不道德的行为 ― bù dàodé de xíngwéi ― immoral behavior

自殺行為／自杀行为 ― zìshā xíngwéi ― suicidal behavior

文明行為／文明行为 ― wénmíng xíngwéi ― civilized behavior

行為不檢／行为不检 ― xíngwéi bùjiǎn ― to be indiscreet in one's conduct

欺騙行為／欺骗行为 ― qīpiàn xíngwéi ― fraudulent behavior

行為規範／行为规范 ― xíngwéi guīfàn ― behavioral norms
(countable, uncountable) action; activity; act (Classifier: 個／个 m; 種／种 m)
戰爭行為／战争行为 ― zhànzhēng xíngwéi ― act of war

恐怖行為／恐怖行为 ― kǒngbù xíngwéi ― act of terrorism

違法行為／违法行为 ― wéifǎ xíngwéi ― unlawful act

Synonyms

(behavior): 舉止／举止 (jǔzhǐ), (literary) 行事 (xíngshì), 作為／作为 (zuòwéi)
(action): 行動／行动 (xíngdòng), 行徑／行径 (xíngjìng)

Derived terms

侵權行為／侵权行为 (qīnquán xíngwéi)
性行為／性行为 (xìngxíngwéi)
犯罪行為／犯罪行为 (fànzuì xíngwéi)
社會行為／社会行为 (shèhuì xíngwéi)
自助行為／自助行为 (zìzhù xíngwéi)
行為主義／行为主义 (xíngwéizhǔyì)
行為準則／行为准则 (xíngwéi zhǔnzé)
行為科學／行为科学 (xíngwéi kēxué)
行為能力／行为能力 (xíngwéi nénglì)
行為藝術／行为艺术 (xíngwéi yìshù)
認知行為治療／认知行为治疗 (rènzhī xíngwéi zhìliáo)
長期行為／长期行为 (chángqī xíngwèi)

Related terms

活動／活动 (huódòng)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
行	為
こう Grade: 2	い Grade: S
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
行爲 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーい (Atamadaka – )
IPA^(key):

Noun

行(こう)為(い) • (kōi) ^{←かうゐ (kawi)^?}

action, act
テロ行為(こうい)
tero kōi
act of terrorism

核開(かくかい)発(はつ)は挑(ちょう)発(はつ)行為(こうい)だ。
Kaku kaihatsu wa chōhatsu kōi da.
Nuclear development is an act of provocation.
conduct

References

^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
行	為

Noun

行為

chữ Hán form of hành vi (“behavior”).

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