即興

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See also: 即兴 and 卽興

Chinese

		namely; right away; to approach namely; right away; to approach; to draw near	interest; flourish; it is the fashion to interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular
trad. (即興)		即	興
simp. (即兴)		即	兴

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jíxìng

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zik¹ hing³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chit-hèng / chek-hèng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jíxìng
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jísìng
  - Wade–Giles: chi²-hsing⁴
  - Yale: jí-syìng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyishinq
  - Palladius: цзисин (czisin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    即興／即兴
    急性
    極性／极性
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zik¹ hing³
  - Yale: jīk hing
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzik⁷ hing³
  - Guangdong Romanization: jig¹ hing³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪk̚⁵ hɪŋ³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chit-hèng
  - Tâi-lô: tsit-hìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cithexng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sit̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sit̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ¹¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chek-hèng
  - Tâi-lô: tsik-hìng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zekhexng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung, Xiamen): /t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁵ hiɪŋ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪk̚³²⁻⁴ hiɪŋ¹¹/

Verb

即興

to improvise; to extemporise

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
即	興
そく > そっ Grade: S	きょう Grade: 5
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
卽興 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

即(そっ)興(きょう) • (sokkyō)

improvisation, being off the cuff
即興(そっきょう)演奏(えんそう)
sokkyō ensō
improvised music performance

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