功課

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See also: 功课

Chinese

merit; achievement; result
merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
 
 subject; class; lesson
trad. (功課) 功 課
simp. (功课) 功 课
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Pronunciation

Noun

功課

  1. homework; schoolwork (work assigned by a teacher)
    今日老師畀得太多功課。 [Cantonese, trad.]
    今日老师畀得太多功课。 [Cantonese, simp.]
    gam1 jat6 lou5 si1 bei2 dak1 taai3 do1 gung1 fo3.
    Today, the teacher gave us too much homework.
  2. lessons; curriculum; school subjects
  3. (Buddhism) scripture-chanting
  4. (figurative) homework (preliminary or preparatory work, such as research)
    如果你想要得到這份工作，得做足功課。 [MSC, trad.]
    如果你想要得到这份工作，得做足功课。 [MSC, simp.]
    Rúguǒ nǐ xiǎngyào dédào zhè fèn gōngzuò, děi zuò zú gōngkè.
    You need to do your homework if you want to get this job.

Synonyms

  • (homework):
Dialectal synonyms of 家庭作業 (“homework”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 家庭作業, 功課
Northeastern Mandarin Taiwan 家庭作業, 功課
Cantonese Hong Kong 功課, 家課, assignment
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 功課, 宿題
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 功課
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 功課, 宿題
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 功課, 課題
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 功課, 宿題
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 功課, 宿題
Southern Min Tainan 宿題

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (功課):
  • → Japanese: 功課(こうか) (kōka)
  • → Vietnamese: công khoá (功課)
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