# 立場
## Chinese
### Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 立場 (tachiba)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): lìchǎng, lìcháng
    (Zhuyin): ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄤˇ, ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄤˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): laap$^6$ coeng$^4$ / lap$^6$ coeng$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): li̍p-chhòng
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): li̍p-tiûⁿ / li̍p-tiôⁿ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lìchǎng
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄤˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lìchǎng
*** Wade–Giles: li$^4$-chʻang$^3$
*** Yale: lì-chǎng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihchaang
*** Palladius: личан (ličan)
*** Sinological IPA : /li⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Standard Chinese, literary variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: lìcháng
*** Zhuyin: ㄌㄧˋ ㄔㄤˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: lìcháng
*** Wade–Giles: li$^4$-chʻang$^2$
*** Yale: lì-cháng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lihcharng
*** Palladius: личан (ličan)
*** Sinological IPA : /li⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: laap$^6$ coeng$^4$ / lap$^6$ coeng$^4$
*** Yale: laahp chèuhng / lahp chèuhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: laap$^9$ tsoeng$^4$ / lap$^9$ tsoeng$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: lab$^6$ cêng$^4$ / leb$^6$ cêng$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /laːp̚² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/, /lɐp̚² t͡sʰœːŋ²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: li̍p-chhòng
*** Hakka Romanization System: lib cong$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: lib$^6$ cong$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /lip̚⁵ t͡sʰoŋ¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍p-tiûⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: li̍p-tiûnn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: libdviuu
*** IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /lip̚⁴⁻³² tiũ²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /lip̚²⁴⁻² tiũ²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /lip̚⁴⁻³² tiũ²³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: li̍p-tiôⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: li̍p-tiônn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: libdviooi
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /lip̚¹²¹⁻²¹ tiɔ̃¹³/

### Noun

立場
* position; viewpoint; stance; standpoint; attitude
    採取堅定立場／采取坚定立场 ― cǎiqǔ jiāndìng lìchǎng ― to take a firm stance
       Zìyóuyìzhìzhǔyì zài duòtāi wèntí shàng de lìchǎng shì shénme? [Pinyin]
       What is the libertarian stance on abortion?

#### Synonyms

* 姿態／姿态 (zītài)
* 態度／态度 (tàidù)
* 觀點／观点 (guāndiǎn)

### References

* ↑ 汉语外来词词典 [Chinese Loanword Dictionary] (in Chinese), 1984, page 208

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 立 | 場 |
| た(ち) Grade: 1 | ば Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi ||
Compare English standpoint.

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) たちば [táꜜchìbà] (Atamadaka –)
* (Tokyo) たちば [tàchíbáꜜ] (Odaka –)
* IPA: [ta̠t͡ɕiba̠]

#### Noun

立(たち)場(ば) • (tachiba)
* position
    それではこちらの立(たち)場(ば)がない。
       Sore de wa kochira no tachiba ga nai.
       You put me in a difficult position.

##### Descendants

* → Chinese: 立場／立场 (lìchǎng)
* → Korean: 입장 (ipjang)
* → Vietnamese: lập trường

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 立 | 場 |
| た(て) Grade: 1 | ば Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi ||
* For pronunciation and definitions of 立場 – see the following entry: 立て場
(The following entry is uncreated: 立て場.)

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 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
* 1 2 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 立 | 場 |

### Noun

立場 • (ipjang) (hangeul 입장)
* hanja form of 입장 (“standpoint, perspective”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 立 | 場 |

### Noun

立場
* chữ Hán form of lập trường (“position; viewpoint; stance; standpoint; attitude”).