# 書齋
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shūzhāi
    (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨ ㄓㄞ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): syu$^1$ zaai$^1$
* Eastern Min (BUC): cṳ̆-că̤
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): su-chai
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ze$^1$ zê$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shūzhāi
*** Zhuyin: ㄕㄨ ㄓㄞ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shujhai
*** Wade–Giles: shu$^1$-chai$^1$
*** Yale: shū-jāi
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shujai
*** Palladius: шучжай (šučžaj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂu⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂaɪ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: syu$^1$ zaai$^1$
*** Yale: syū jāai
*** Cantonese Pinyin: sy$^1$ dzaai$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xu$^1$ zai$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /syː⁵⁵ t͡saːi̯⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: cṳ̆-că̤
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sy⁵⁵ $^{(t͡s-)}$ʒɛ⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-chai
*** Tâi-lô: su-tsai
*** Phofsit Daibuun: suzay
*** IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /su³³ t͡sai³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /su⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ze$^1$ zê$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsṳ tse
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ t͡se³³/

### Noun

書齋
* (formal) study (room)
* (Eastern Min, Singapore Teochew) school
* (Eastern Min) classroom

#### Usage notes

In Chinese, the common word for study (as in a room designated for reading or writing) is 書房／书房 (shūfáng); its 雅稱／雅称 (yǎchēng, “elegant name”) is 書齋／书斋 (shūzhāi), or 文房 (wénfáng).

#### Synonyms

* (study):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 書房, 書齋, 文房 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 書房 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 書房 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 書房 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 書房 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 書房 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 書房 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 書房 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 書房 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 冊房 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 冊房 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 書間 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 冊房 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 寫字房 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 書房 |
* (school):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 學校 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 學校 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 學校 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 學校 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 學校 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 學校 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 學校, 學堂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 學校, 學堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 學校, 學堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 學校, 學堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 學校 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kokang | 學校 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 學校, 學堂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 學校, 學堂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Chuzhou | 學堂 |
| Mandarin | Qinzhou (Longmengang) | 學校 |
| Mandarin | Fuzhou (Qinjiang, Changle) | 學堂 |
| Mandarin | Nanping (Yanping) | 學堂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 學校, 書館 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 學校, 書館 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 書館, 學堂 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 書館 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 學校, 學堂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 學堂, 學校 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Chongkoumen, Nanlang; Tanka) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 學館 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 學校, 館仔 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 學校, 館 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 學校, 館 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 學校, 學堂, 書館 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 書館 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 書館, 學校 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 學校, 學堂, 書房 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 學校, 學堂 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Shatian) | 學堂 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Nankang) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Yingpan) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 學堂, 書館 |
| Cantonese | Ipoh (Guangfu) | 學校, 學堂 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 學校, 書館 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Yangon (Taishan) | 學校 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 學校, 書館, 書堂 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 學堂 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 學堂, 學校 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 學堂, 學校 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 書房下, 學校 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 學校 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 學校 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 學堂 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 學校 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 學校 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 學校 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 學校 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 學校 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 學校 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 學堂 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 學校 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 學校 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 學堂 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 學校, 學堂 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 學堂, 學校 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 學堂, 書齋, 學校 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 書齋, 學校, 學堂, 齋 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 學校 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 學堂, 學校 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 學堂, 學校 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 學堂 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 學堂, 學校 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 公學校, 學堂 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 公學校, 學堂 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 公學校, 學堂 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 公學校, 學堂 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 公學校, 學堂 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 學校, 學堂 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 公學校, 學堂 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 學校, 學堂 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 學校, 學堂 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 學校, 學堂 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 學堂, 學 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 學堂 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 學堂, 學校 |
| Southern Min | Qinzhou (Liwu) | 學校 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 學堂, 學校 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 學校 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 學堂, 學校 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 學校 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 書齋, 學堂 |
| Southern Min | Batam (Teochew) | 學堂 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 學校 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 學校 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 學校 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 學校 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 學堂 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 學堂 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 學堂 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 學堂 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 學堂 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 學堂 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 學堂 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 學校, 學堂 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 學校, 學堂 |
* (classroom):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 教室, 課堂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 教室 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 教室, 課堂 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 教室 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 課室, 教室 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 教室, 課堂 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 教室 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 教室 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 教室, 講堂 dated |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 教室 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 教室, 課堂 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 教室 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 教室, 講堂 dated |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 教室 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 教室, 課堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 教室, 講堂 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 教室 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 課堂, 教室 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 教室 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 教室 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 上課室, 課室 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 教室, 課堂 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 教室, 課堂 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 課室, 教室, 班房 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 課室, 班房 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 班房 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 課室, 講堂 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 教室 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 課室, 班房, 課堂 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 課室, 課堂 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 課室, 教室 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 課室 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 教室, 課室 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 教室 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 教室 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 教室 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 教室, 課室 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 課室 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 課室 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 課室 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 課室 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 教室 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 教室 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 教室 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 教室 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 教室 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 教室 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 教室 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 教室, 學堂 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 教室 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 教室, 課堂 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 學堂 dated |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 教室 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 教室, 書齋 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 教室, 課室, 課堂 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 教室, 課室, 課堂 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 教室, 課室, 課堂 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 班 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 課室 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 課室 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 教室, 課室 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 教室 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 課室 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 教室 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 教室, 課堂, 課堂間 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 課堂 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 教室, 課堂 |
| Wu | Danyang | 課室 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 教室, 課堂 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 課堂 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 教室 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 課堂, 教室 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 教室 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 教室 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 教室, 課堂 |