# 事情
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): shìqing, shìqíng
       (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ˙ㄑㄧㄥ, ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): si$^4$ qin$^2$
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): сычин (sɨčin, III-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): si$^6$ cing$^4$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sṳ-chhìn
    (Hailu, HRS): sii$^˖$ cin
    (Meixian, Guangdong): si$^4$ qin$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): sê̤ṳ-cìng
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sū-chêng / sīr-chêng
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$zy-zhin
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shìqing
*** Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ˙ㄑㄧㄥ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shìhci̊ng
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^4$-chʻing$^5$
*** Yale: shr̀-ching
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyh.ching
*** Palladius: шицин (šicin)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ¹/
** (Standard Chinese, common variant)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shìqíng
*** Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄑㄧㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shìhcíng
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^4$-chʻing$^2$
*** Yale: shr̀-chíng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhchyng
*** Palladius: шицин (šicin)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕʰiŋ³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$世情 事情
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: si$^4$ qin$^2$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: skin
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩²¹³ t͡ɕʰin²¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: сычин (sɨčin, III-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩⁴⁴ t͡ɕʰiŋ²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: si$^6$ cing$^4$
*** Yale: sih chìhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: si$^6$ tsing$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xi$^6$ qing$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /siː²² t͡sʰɪŋ²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ-chhìn
*** Hakka Romanization System: sii qin$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: si$^4$ qin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵⁵ t͡sʰin¹¹/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: sii$^˖$ cin
*** Sinological IPA: /sɨ³³ t͡sʰin⁵⁵/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: si$^4$ qin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /sz̩⁵³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰin¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: sê̤ṳ-cìng
*** Sinological IPA : /sy²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒiŋ⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sū-chêng
*** Tâi-lô: sū-tsîng
*** Phofsit Daibuun: suxzeeng
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /su³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /su³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /su²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ¹³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /su²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sīr-chêng
*** Tâi-lô: sīr-tsîng
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ⁴¹⁻²² t͡siɪŋ²⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$zy-zhin
*** MiniDict: zy$^去$ zhin
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$zr-xxin
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zz̩²² ʑin⁴⁴/

### Noun

事情
* (countable) matter; affair; something; business; thing; stuff (Classifier: 件)
    處理事情／处理事情 ― chǔlǐ shìqíng ― to handle a matter
    找到事情的根源 ― zhǎo dào shìqíng de gēnyuán ― to get to the root of the matter
       Wǒ yào qù bàn diǎn shìqíng le. [Pinyin]
       I need to go take care of something.
       Shìqíng fāshēng zài qùnián xiàtiān. [Pinyin]
       It happened last summer.
       Shìjiè shàng zuì kěbēi de shìqíng, mòguòyú nǐ xǐhuān tā, tā què zhǐ bǎ nǐ dāng péngyǒu. [Pinyin]
       The saddest thing in the world is liking someone but they only see you as a friend.
* (uncountable) job; task; work
    找事情做 ― zhǎo shìqíng zuò ― to look for work
* (uncountable) mistake; accident
    出事情 ― chū shìqíng ― to make a mistake

#### Synonyms

* (matter): 事項／事项 (shìxiàng); (formal) 事宜 (shìyí), 問題／问题 (wèntí)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 事 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 事情, 事 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 事兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 事 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 事 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 事情, 事 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 事兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 事情, 事 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 事情, 事 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 事情, 事 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 事情, 事 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 事情, 事 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 事 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 事, 事幹 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 事, 事幹 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 事, 事幹 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 事 |
| Cantonese | Penang (Guangfu) | 事 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 事 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 事 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 事情, 事 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 事情 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 事情 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 事情 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 事情 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 事情 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 事情 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 事情, 事 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 事 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 事計, 事 |
| Eastern Min | Minqing | 事計 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 事計 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 代誌, 物件 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 代誌, 物件 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 事 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 代誌 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 事 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 事 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 事 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 事 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 事 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 事 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 事 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 事 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 事體, 代誌, 出數 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 事體, 代誌 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 事體, 代誌 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 事體, 代誌 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 事體, 代誌, 出數 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 事體, 代誌 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 事體, 代誌 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 事幹 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 事體 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 事體 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 花頭 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 事體 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 事體, 事幹 dated |
| Wu | Zhoushan | 事體, 事幹 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 事幹 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 路徑, 路, 路子徑, 路子, 事 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 道路, 事 |

#### Derived terms

* 事情經過／事情经过 (shìqíng jīngguò)
* 出事情
* 大小事情

#### Related terms

* 事物 (shìwù)
* 事務／事务 (shìwù)
* 物體／物体 (wùtǐ)
* 物質／物质 (wùzhì)
* 現象／现象 (xiànxiàng)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 事 | 情 |
| じ Grade: 3 | じょう Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) じじょー [jìjóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [d͡ʑiʑo̞ː]

### Noun

事(じ)情(じょう) • (jijō)
* circumstances
    Synonym: 情勢 (jōsei)
* reasons
    Synonym: 理由 (riyū)

#### Derived terms

* 事(じ)情(じょう)通(つう) (jijōtsū)

### References

* 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
* ↑ 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

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 事 | 情 |

### Noun

事情 • (sajeong) (hangeul 사정)
* hanja form of 사정 (“reason; circumstance; situation”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 事 | 情 |

### Noun

事情
* chữ Hán form of sự tình.