# 生意
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shēngyi
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ˙ㄧ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): saang$^1$ ji$^3$
* Northern Min (KCR): sáing-i̿
* Eastern Min (BUC): sĕng-é
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): seng-ì / sng-ì
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$san-i$_5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shēngyi
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ˙ㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shengyi̊
*** Wade–Giles: shêng$^1$-i$^5$
*** Yale: shēng-yi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheng.i
*** Palladius: шэнъи (šɛnʺi)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i²/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: saang$^1$ ji$^3$
*** Yale: sāang yi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: saang$^1$ ji$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: sang$^1$ yi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /saːŋ⁵⁵ jiː³³/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: sáing-i̿
*** Sinological IPA : /saiŋ⁵⁴ i³³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sĕng-é
*** Sinological IPA : /sɛiŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ $^{(Ø-)}$ŋɛi²¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-ì
*** Tâi-lô: sing-ì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: seng'ix
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² i²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ i²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sng-ì
*** Tâi-lô: sng-ì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: sng'ix
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sŋ̍³³ i⁴¹/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Jiaxing)
*** Wugniu: $^1$san-i$_5$
*** MiniDict: san$^平$ i$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$san-i$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sã⁵⁵ i²¹/
*** Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /sã⁴⁴ i²¹/

#### Noun

生意
* business; trade (Classifier: 筆／笔; 樁／桩 m; 單／单 m c)
       Wǒmen de nà bǐ zuò shēngyì de qián hái méiyǒu zhuóluò. [Pinyin]
       We still haven't secured the business fund.
       ni$^1$ paai$^4$ saang$^1$ ji$^3$ zan$^1$ hai$^6$ hou$^2$ hou$^2$. [Jyutping]
       Business has been booming lately.

##### Synonyms

* 交易 (jiāoyì)
* 商務／商务 (shāngwù)
* 商業／商业 (shāngyè)
* 業務／业务 (yèwù)
* 生理 (shēnglǐ) (literary or Hakka, Min)
* 買賣／买卖 (mǎimài)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 生意, 買賣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 買賣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 生意 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 買賣 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 生意 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 生意 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 買兒賣兒, 買賣, 生意 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 買賣, 生意 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 買賣, 生意 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 買賣, 生意 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 買賣, 生意 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 生意, 買賣 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 生意, 買賣 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 生意, 買賣 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 買賣, 生意 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 買賣, 生意 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 生意, 買賣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 生意買賣, 生意, 買賣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 生意, 買賣 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 生意 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 生意 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 生意, 買賣 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 生意 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 生意 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 生意 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 生意 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 生意 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 生意 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 生意 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 生意 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 生意 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 生意 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 生意 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 生意 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 生意 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 生理 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 生理 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 生理 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 生理 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 生理 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 生理 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 生理 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 生意 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 生理 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 生理 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 生理 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 生理 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 生理 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 生理 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 生意 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 生意, 買賣 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 生意, 買賣 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 生意 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 生意, 生理 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 生理, 買賣 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 生理, 買賣 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 生理, 買賣 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 生理, 買賣 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 生理, 買賣 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 生理, 買賣 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 生理, 買賣 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 生理, 買賣 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 生理, 買賣 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 生理, 買賣 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Raoping | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Phnom Penh (Teochew) | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 生理 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 商意 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 生意 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 生意 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 生意 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 生意, 買賣 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 生意, 買賣 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 生意 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 生意 |
| Wu | Danyang | 生意 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 生意 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 生意 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 生意 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 生意 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 生意 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 生意, 買賣 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 生意 |

##### Derived terms

* 做生意 (zuò shēngyi)
* 兜攬生意／兜揽生意
* 外拆生意
* 好生意
* 小本生意 (xiǎoběn shēngyi)
* 拉生意
* 獨家生意／独家生意
* 獨市生意／独市生意
* 獨門生意／独门生意
* 生意不成仁義在／生意不成仁义在
* 生意主 (shēngyizhǔ)
* 生意人 (shēngyirén)
* 生意佬
* 生意口 (shēngyikǒu)
* 生意場／生意场 (shēngyichǎng)
* 生意擔子／生意担子 (shēngyi dànzi)
* 生意經／生意经
* 生意興隆／生意兴隆
* 談生意／谈生意
* 跑生意

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shēngyì
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): sang$^1$ ji$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shēngyì
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shengyì
*** Wade–Giles: shêng$^1$-i$^4$
*** Yale: shēng-yì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengyih
*** Palladius: шэнъи (šɛnʺi)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ i⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: sang$^1$ ji$^3$
*** Yale: sāng yi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sang$^1$ ji$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: seng$^1$ yi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /sɐŋ⁵⁵ jiː³³/

#### Noun

生意
* vitality

##### Synonyms

* 朝氣／朝气 (zhāoqì)
* 活力 (huólì)
* 活氣／活气 (huóqì)
* 生命力 (shēngmìnglì)
* 生機／生机 (shēngjī)
* 生氣／生气 (shēngqì)

##### Derived terms

* 生意盎然