# 消費者
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiāofèizhě
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓㄜˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): siu$^1$ fai$^3$ ze$^2$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): siau-hùi-chiá
    (Teochew, Peng'im): siao$^1$ hui$^3$ zia$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiāofèizhě
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠ ㄈㄟˋ ㄓㄜˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siaofèijhě
*** Wade–Giles: hsiao$^1$-fei$^4$-chê$^3$
*** Yale: syāu-fèi-jě
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiaufeyjee
*** Palladius: сяофэйчжэ (sjaofɛjčžɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ feɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: siu$^1$ fai$^3$ ze$^2$
*** Yale: sīu fai jé
*** Cantonese Pinyin: siu$^1$ fai$^3$ dze$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xiu$^1$ fei$^3$ zé$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /siːu̯⁵⁵ fɐi̯³³ t͡sɛː³⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siau-hùi-chiá
*** Tâi-lô: siau-huì-tsiá
*** Phofsit Daibuun: siau'huieciar
*** IPA (Xiamen): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² hui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sia⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /siau³³ hui⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sia⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /siau⁴⁴⁻²² hui²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sia⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /siau⁴⁴⁻³³ hui¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sia⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /siau⁴⁴⁻³³ hui²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sia⁴¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: siao$^1$ hui$^3$ zia$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: siau hùi tsiá
*** Sinological IPA : /siau³³⁻²³ hui²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sia⁵²⁻²¹/

### Noun

消費者
* consumer
    消費者協會／消费者协会 ― xiāofèizhě xiéhuì ― consumers' association
* customer; client

#### Synonyms

* (customer)
* 主客 ($^5$tsy-khaq) (Wu, dated)
* 主顧／主顾 (zhǔgù)
* 客人 (kèrén)
* 客仔 (haak$^3$ zai$^2$) (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka)
* 客戶／客户 (kèhù)
* 買客／买客 (Hakka, dated in Wu, Xiamen Hokkien, dated in Wu)
* 顧客／顾客 (gùkè)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 顧客, 消費者 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 顧客, 買主兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 客人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 顧客, 買主兒, 主顧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 顧客, 買主 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 顧客, 買主 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 顧客, 買主 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 顧客 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 主顧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 顧客, 主顧, 主道, 買主 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 顧客 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 顧客, 主戶 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 顧客, 買主兒, 主戶兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 買主 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 主戶, 主顧 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 顧客, 主戶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 顧客 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 主戶, 主顧 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 主戶 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 顧客, 主戶兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 買主兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 買主 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 顧客, 主戶兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 買主 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 顧客, 買主 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 顧客, 買主 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 買主, 主顧 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 顧客 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 顧客, 買主 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 顧客, 買主, 顧主 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 顧客, 買主 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 顧客, 買主 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 顧客, 買主 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 買主 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 顧客, 買主 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 顧客, 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 顧客, 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 顧客, 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 買主兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 顧客, 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 顧客, 買主, 東道 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 顧客, 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 顧客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 顧客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 老主顧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 顧客, 買主 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pingle | 顧客, 客人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 顧客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luzhai | 顧客, 客人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Fujian) | 顧客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 顧客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 顧客, 客崽 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luocheng (Dongmen) | 客人 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianlin (Langping) | 顧客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 顧客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 顧客 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 顧客, 買主 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 顧客, 買主 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 顧客, 主戶 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 顧客 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 顧客, 買主 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 顧客 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 客, 客人, 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 客 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 顧客 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 顧客 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 顧客 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 顧客 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 客 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 客 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 客 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 客 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 客 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 客 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 客 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 客 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 顧客 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 顧客, 客仔, 客 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 顧客 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 客人 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 顧客, 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 顧客 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 顧客 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 人客 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 客人 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 人客 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 客仔 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 顧客 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 主顧 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 顧客, 買主, 顧主 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 顧客, 買客 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 人客 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 客仔 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 客仔 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 顧客 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 顧客 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 顧客, 主顧 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Jin | Datong | 顧客, 買主 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 顧客, 買主, 買客 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 顧客, 買主 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 顧客, 買主 |
| Jin | Linhe | 主顧, 買主 |
| Jin | Jining | 主顧 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 顧客, 買主 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 顧客 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 買主兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Jin | Handan | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 顧客, 買主, 主顧 |
| Jin | Suide | 顧客 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 客人 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 主顧 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 客儂, 客 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 儂客 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 顧客 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 儂客 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 客主阿 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 儂客 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 買貨阿, 顧客 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 顧客 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 顧客 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 人客 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 客 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 顧客, 買主 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 顧客, 買客 |
| Wu | Danyang | 顧客 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 顧客, 買主 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 買主 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 買客, 主顧 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 買主 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 顧客 |

#### Derived terms

* 二級消費者／二级消费者 (èrjí xiāofèizhě)
* 次級消費者／次级消费者
* 消費者保護法／消费者保护法
* 消費者物價指數／消费者物价指数
* 消費者運動／消费者运动
* 行政院消費者保護委員會／行政院消费者保护委员会

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 消 | 費 | 者 |
| しょう Grade: 3 | ひ Grade: 5 | しゃ Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi |||
* Alternative spelling
* 消費者 (kyūjitai)

### Etymology

消費 (shōhi, “consumption”) +‎ 者 (-sha, “-er”)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) しょーひしゃ [shòóhíꜜshà] (Nakadaka –)
* IPA: [ɕo̞ːçiɕa̠]

### Noun

消(しょう)費(ひ)者(しゃ) • (shōhisha)
* consumer

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* ↑ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN