# 作為
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zuòwéi
    (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zok$^3$ wai$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chok-vì
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): chok-ûi
    (Teochew, Peng'im): zoh$^4$ ui$^5$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^7$tsoq-we$_6$ / $^7$tsoq-$^6$we$_2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zuòwéi
*** Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄨㄟˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: zuòwéi
*** Wade–Giles: tso$^4$-wei$^2$
*** Yale: dzwò-wéi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohwei
*** Palladius: цзовэй (czovɛj)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ weɪ̯³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$作為／作为 做為／做为
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zok$^3$ wai$^4$
*** Yale: jok wàih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzok$^8$ wai$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: zog$^3$ wei$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɔːk̚³ wɐi̯²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chok-vì
*** Hakka Romanization System: zog$^ˋ$ vi$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zog$^5$ vi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sok̚² vi¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chok-ûi
*** Tâi-lô: tsok-uî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: zok'uii
*** IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ui²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ ui²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁵ ui¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ui²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sɔk̚³²⁻⁴ ui²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: zoh$^4$ ui$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsoh ûi
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡soʔ²⁻⁴ ui⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$tsoq-we$_6$
*** MiniDict: tsoh$^入$ we$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$tsoq-hhue$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡soʔ³³ ɦue⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^7$tsoq-$^6$we$_2$
*** MiniDict: tsoh$^入$ we$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /t͡soʔ⁵⁵ ɦue⁵²³/

#### Noun

作為
* conduct; deeds
* accomplishment; achievement; success

##### Synonyms

* (conduct): 舉止／举止 (jǔzhǐ), (literary) 行事 (xíngshì), 行為／行为 (xíngwéi)
* (accomplishment):
* 修養／修养 (xiūyǎng)
* 功成 (gōngchéng) (literary)
* 功業／功业 (gōngyè)
* 名堂 (míngtáng)
* 名跡／名迹 (míngjì) (literary)
* 成就 (chéngjiù)
* 成績／成绩 (chéngjì)
* 造詣／造诣 (zàoyì)

#### Verb

作為
* to achieve; to accomplish
* to regard as

##### Synonyms

* (to regard as):
* 夠得上／够得上 (gòudéshàng)
* 當作／当作 (dàngzuò)
* 當做／当做 (dàngzuò)
* 當成／当成 (dàngchéng)
* 目為／目为 (mùwéi)
* 看作 (kànzuò)
* 看做 (kànzuò)
* 看成 (kànchéng)
* 視為／视为 (shìwéi)
* 算 (suàn)
* 算作 (suànzuò)
* 算得 (suàndé)
* 算是 (suànshì)
* 認作／认作 (rènzuò)

#### Preposition

作為
* as (a role); serving as; in the capacity of; being

##### Synonyms

* 身為／身为 (shēnwéi)

#### Derived terms

* 不作為／不作为 (bùzuòwéi)
* 亂作為／乱作为
* 慢作為／慢作为
* 無所作為／无所作为 (wúsuǒzuòwéi)

### Etymology 2

* For pronunciation and definitions of 作為 – see 作偽 (“to counterfeit; to falsify; to deceive; to cheat; to defraud”). (This term is an obsolete form of 作偽).

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 作 | 為 |
| さく Grade: 2 | い Grade: S |
| on'yomi ||
* Alternative spelling
* 作爲 (kyūjitai)

### Noun

作(さく)為(い) • (sakui)
* intentionality
    作為(さくい)を感(かん)じる。
       Sakui o kanjiru.
       It seems intentional.
* act, commission
    作為(さくい)または不作為(ふさくい)
       sakui mataha fusakui
       commission or omission
    作為(さくい)犯(はん)
       sakui han
       crime by commission

#### Antonyms

* (antonym(s) of “intentionality”): 無作為(むさくい) (musakui, “unintentionality”)
* (antonym(s) of “commission”): 不作為(ふさくい) (fusakui, “omission”)

### Verb

作(さく)為(い)する • (sakui suru) suru (stem 作(さく)為(い)し (sakui shi), past 作(さく)為(い)した (sakui shita))
* to fabricate