# 工廠
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): gōngchǎng
       (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˇ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гунчон (gunčon, I-II)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gung$^1$ cong$^2$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kûng-chhóng
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kang-chhiúⁿ / kang-chhióⁿ / kang-chhiáuⁿ
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gang$^1$ ciang$^2$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^1$kon-tshan$_5$ / $^1$kon-tshan$_3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gōngchǎng
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄤˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gongchǎng
*** Wade–Giles: kung$^1$-chʻang$^3$
*** Yale: gūng-chǎng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongchaang
*** Palladius: гунчан (gunčan)
*** Sinological IPA : /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$工場／工场 工廠／工厂
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гунчон (gunčon, I-II)
*** Sinological IPA : /kuŋ²⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gung$^1$ cong$^2$
*** Yale: gūng chóng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gung$^1$ tsong$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gung$^1$ cong$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ³⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kûng-chhóng
*** Hakka Romanization System: gung$^ˊ$ cong$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gung$^1$ cong$^3$
*** Sinological IPA: /kuŋ²⁴ t͡sʰoŋ³¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kang-chhiúⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: kang-tshiúnn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kangchviuo
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kaŋ³³ t͡sʰiũ⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiũ⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiũ⁴¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kang-chhióⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: kang-tshiónn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kangchvioir
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔ̃⁵³/
*** IPA (Tainan): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɔ̃⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kang-chhiáuⁿ
*** Tâi-lô: kang-tshiáunn
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kangchviao
*** IPA (Penang): /kaŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiãu⁴⁴⁵/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gang$^1$ ciang$^2$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kang tshiáng
*** Sinological IPA : /kaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiaŋ⁵²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$kon-tshan$_5$
*** MiniDict: kon$^平$ tshan$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$kon-tshan$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /koŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰã²¹/
** (Northern: Jiaxing)
*** Wugniu: $^1$kon-tshan$_3$
*** MiniDict: kon$^平$ tshan$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /koŋ⁴⁴ t͡sʰã²¹/

### Noun

工廠
* (countable) factory; plant (Classifier: 家 m; 間／间 m c; 座 m; 個／个 m)
    工廠女工／工厂女工 ― gōngchǎng nǚgōng ― female factory worker
       Zhège tiáokuǎn zhǐ shìyòng yú Zhōngguó guónèi gōngchǎng. [Pinyin]
       This clause only applies to domestic factories in China.

#### Synonyms

* 廠子／厂子 (chǎngzi) (colloquial)
* 廠家／厂家 (chǎngjiā) (usually used by someone external to the factory)

#### Derived terms

* 兵工廠／兵工厂 (bīnggōngchǎng)
* 化工廠／化工厂 (huàgōngchǎng)
* 學歷工廠／学历工厂 (xuélì gōngchǎng)
* 文憑工廠／文凭工厂 (wénpíng gōngchǎng)
* 血汗工廠／血汗工厂 (xuèhàn gōngchǎng)
* 軍工廠／军工厂 (jūngōngchǎng)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 工廠(こうしょう) (kōshō)
* → Korean: 공창(工廠) (gongchang)
* → Vietnamese: công xưởng (工廠)

### References

* “Entry #518”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 工 | 廠 |
| こう Grade: 2 | しょう Hyōgai |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) こーしょー [kòóshóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ko̞ːɕo̞ː]

### Noun

工(こう)廠(しょう) • (kōshō)
* (military, historical) arsenal

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 工 | 廠 |

### Adjective

工廠
* chữ Hán form of công xưởng (“factory, workshop”).