# 顧客
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): gùkè
    (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gu$^3$ haak$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): ku-hak
    (Meixian, Guangdong): gu$^4$ hag$^5$
* Jin (Wiktionary): gu$^3$ kah$^4$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kò͘-kheh / kò͘-kheeh
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gu$^3$ kêh$^4$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$ku-khaq
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): gu$^4$ ke$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: gùkè
*** Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: gùkè
*** Wade–Giles: ku$^4$-kʻo$^4$
*** Yale: gù-kè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhkeh
*** Palladius: гукэ (gukɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gu$^3$ haak$^3$
*** Yale: gu haak
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gu$^3$ haak$^8$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gu$^3$ hag$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /kuː³³ haːk̚³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ku-hak
*** Hakka Romanization System: gu hag$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gu$^4$ hag$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /ku⁵⁵ hak̚²/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: gu$^4$ hag$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /ku⁵³⁻⁵⁵ hak̚¹/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: gu$^3$ kah$^4$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /ku⁴⁵ kʰaʔ²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-kheh
*** Tâi-lô: kòo-kheh
*** Phofsit Daibuun: korqeq
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰeʔ³²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰeʔ⁵/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰeʔ³²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰeʔ³²/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-kheeh
*** Tâi-lô: kòo-kheeh
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɛʔ³²/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gu$^3$ kêh$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kù kheh
*** Sinological IPA : /ku²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰeʔ²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$ku-khaq
*** MiniDict: ku$^去$ khah
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$ku-khaq
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ku³³ kʰaʔ⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: gu$^4$ ke$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /ku⁴⁵ kʰɤ̞²⁴/

### Noun

顧客
* customer; client
    顧客粘性／顾客粘性 ― gùkè niánxìng ― customer engagement
    目標顧客／目标顾客 ― mùbiāo gùkè ― target customer

#### Synonyms

* 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)
* 消費者／消费者 (xiāofèizhě)
* 買客／买客 (Hakka, dated in Wu, Xiamen Hokkien, dated in Wu)
| 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

* 客服 (kèfú)
* 老顧客／老顾客 (lǎogùkè)
* 顧客服務／顾客服务 (gùkè fúwù)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 顧 | 客 |
| こ Grade: S | きゃく Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi ||
Kanji in this term :
| 顧 | 客 |
| こ Grade: S | かく Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) こきゃく [kòkyákú] (Heiban – [0])
* (Tokyo) こかく [kòkákú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [ko̞kʲa̠kɯ̟]
* IPA: [ko̞ka̠kɯ̟]

### Noun

顧(こ)客(きゃく) or 顧(こ)客(かく) • (kokyaku or kokaku)
* regular customer; patron

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 顧 | 客 |

### Noun

顧客 • (gogaek) (hangeul 고객)
* hanja form of 고객