即興

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

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• 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:

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      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

1. to improvise; to extemporise

Derived terms

• 即興曲／即兴曲
• 即興表演／即兴表演
• 即興詩／即兴诗

 

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): [so̞k̚ʲkʲo̞ː]

Noun

即(そっ)興(きょう) • (sokkyō) 

1. improvisation, being off the cuff

   即興(そっきょう)演奏(えんそう)

   sokkyō ensō

   improvised music performance