遊說

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See also: 游说 and 游說

Chinese

		to roam; travel	to speak; to say; persuade (politically)
trad. (遊說/游說/遊説/游説)		遊/游	說/説
simp. (游说)		游	说

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yóushuì

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jau⁴ seoi³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iû-soat / iû-sòe

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yóushuì
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄕㄨㄟˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yóushuèi
  - Wade–Giles: yu²-shui⁴
  - Yale: yóu-shwèi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youshuey
  - Palladius: юшуй (jušuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯³⁵ ʂu̯eɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jau⁴ seoi³
  - Yale: yàuh seui
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jau⁴ soey³
  - Guangdong Romanization: yeo⁴ sêu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɐu̯²¹ sɵy̯³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-soat
  - Tâi-lô: iû-suat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iusoad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴⁻²² suat̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ suat̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ suat̚³²/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu¹³⁻²² suat̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-sòe
  - Tâi-lô: iû-suè
  - Phofsit Daibuun: iusoex
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ sue²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /iu²⁴⁻²² sue⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ sue¹¹/

Middle Chinese: yuw sywejH

Rime
Character	遊	說
Reading #	1/1	1/3
Initial (聲)	以 (36)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	尤 (136)	祭 (36)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	以周切	舒芮切
Baxter	yuw	sywejH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/jɨu/	/ɕiuᴇi^H/
Pan Wuyun	/jiu/	/ɕʷiɛi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/iəu/	/ɕiuæi^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/juw/	/ɕwiaj^H/
Li Rong	/iu/	/ɕiuɛi^H/
Wang Li	/jĭəu/	/ɕĭwɛi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/i̯ə̯u/	/ɕi̯wɛi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yóu	shuì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	jau⁴	seoi³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*lu hljods/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	遊	說
Reading #	1/1	1/3
No.	15546	2552
Phonetic component	斿	兑
Rime group	幽	祭
Rime subdivision	1	3
Corresponding MC rime	猷	稅
Old Chinese	/*lu/	/*hljods/
Notes	同遊

Verb

遊說

to lobby; to canvass; to drum up support for something
遊說集團／游说集团 ― yóushuì jítuán ― lobby group

遊說法／游说法 ― yóushuì fǎ ― lobbying legislation
- 明主不深曉，以為僕沮貳師，而為李陵遊說，遂下於理。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  明主不深晓，以为仆沮贰师，而为李陵游说，遂下于理。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Sima Qian, 報任少卿書 recorded in Hanshu
  Míngzhǔ bù shēnxiǎo, yǐwéi pú jǔ èrshī, ér wèi Lǐ Líng yóushuō, suì xià yú lǐ.
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(historical, of strategists during the Warring States period) to persuade monarchs to accept their political ideas
- 事敗而弗誅，則遊說之士，孰不為用矰繳之說而徼倖其後。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  事败而弗诛，则游说之士，孰不为用矰缴之说而徼幸其后。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Han Feizi, circa 2^nd century BCE
  Shì bài ér fú zhū, zé yóushuō zhī shì, shú bù wéi yòng zēngjiǎozhīshuō ér jiàoxìng qí hòu.
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Descendants

Sino-Xenic (遊說):

→ Japanese: 遊説(ゆうぜい) (yūzei)
→ Korean: 유세(遊說) (yuse)

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