# 司機
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): sījī
       (Zhuyin): ㄙ ㄐㄧ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): si$^1$ ji$^1$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): si$^1$ gei$^1$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): lhu$^1$ gei$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): si$^1$ ji$^1$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): sṳ̂-kî
    (Hailu, HRS): sii$^ˋ$ gi$^ˋ$
* Jin (Wiktionary): si$^1$ ji$^1$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): so$^1$ gi$^1$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): su-ki / sir-ki
    (Teochew, Peng'im): si$^1$ gi$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$sy-ci
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): si$^1$ ji$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: sījī
*** Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄐㄧ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: sihji
*** Wade–Giles: ssŭ$^1$-chi$^1$
*** Yale: sz̄-jī
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syji
*** Palladius: сыцзи (syczi)
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: si$^1$ ji$^1$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: sgi
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: si$^1$ gei$^1$
*** Yale: sī gēi
*** Cantonese Pinyin: si$^1$ gei$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xi$^1$ géi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /siː⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: lhu$^1$ gei$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬu³³ kei³³/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: si$^1$ ji$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /sz̩⁴² t͡ɕi⁴²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ̂-kî
*** Hakka Romanization System: sii$^ˊ$ gi$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: si$^1$ gi$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: sii$^ˋ$ gi$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /sɨ⁵³ ki⁵³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: si$^1$ ji$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /sz̩¹¹ t͡ɕi¹¹/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: so$^1$ gi$^1$ [Phonetic: so$^5$ gi$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬo⁵³³⁻²¹ ki⁵³³/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: so$^1$ gi$^1$ [Phonetic: so$^5$ gi$^1$]
*** Sinological IPA : /ɬɵ⁵³³⁻²¹ ki⁵³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: su-ki
*** Tâi-lô: su-ki
*** Phofsit Daibuun: su'ky
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /su⁴⁴⁻³³ ki⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /su⁴⁴⁻²² ki⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sir-ki
*** Tâi-lô: sir-ki
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /sɯ³³ ki³³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: si$^1$ gi$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: si ki
*** Sinological IPA : /si³³⁻²³ ki³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^1$sy-ci
*** MiniDict: sy$^平$ ci
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^1$sr-ji
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /sz̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕi²¹/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: si$^1$ ji$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /si³³ t͡ɕi³³/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /ɕi³³ t͡ɕi³³/

### Noun

司機
* driver; chauffeur
    出租車司機／出租车司机 ― chūzūchē sījī ― taxi driver
    包車的司機／包车的司机 ― bāochē de sījī ― chauffeur of a charter car
       Nà sījī wèishénme duì wǒ shǎn chēdēng? [Pinyin]
       Why is the driver flashing his lights at me?
       Suīrán tā suǒyǒu de jiārén dōu shì kǎchē sījī, tā què shì yī ge díshì sījī. [Pinyin]
       Although his whole family are truck drivers, he is a taxi driver.

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 司機, 駕駛員, 駕駛者, 駕駛人 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 司機, 開車的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 司機, 運將 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 司機, 開車的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 司機, 開車的, 車迷子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 司機 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 司機 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 司機, 開車的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 司機, 開車的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 司機, 開車的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 司機, 開車的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 司機, 開車的 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 司機, 開車的, 駕駛員 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 司機, 開車的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 司機, 開車的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 司機, 開車的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 司機, 開車的, 汽車夫 dated |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 司機, 開車的 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的, 汽車夫 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 司機, 開車的, 開車子的, 小普爾 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 司機, 駕駛員, 駕駛員兒, 掌方向盤的, 開車的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 司機, 開車的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 司機 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車子的 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangtan (Jiangnan Industries Group koine) | 司機 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車兒子的, 汽車夫 dated |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 司機, 駕駛員 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 駕駛員, 開車子的 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 司機, 開車子的 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 司機, 揸車佬, 汽車佬 dated |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 司機, 柴可夫 humorous |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 司機, 司機佬 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 司機, 司機佬, 汽車佬 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 司機, 開車個 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 司機 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 司機 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 司機 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 司機, 阿末, 柴可夫 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 司機 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 司機, 車夫 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 司機 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 司機 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 司機 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 司機 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 司機, 駛車佬 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 司機 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 司機 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 運轉手, 司機 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 運轉手, 司機 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 運轉手, 司機 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 運轉手, 司機 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 運轉手, 司機 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 運轉手, 司機, 駛車人 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 機司, 司機, 開車仂 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車唉 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 司機, 開車的 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 司機, 開車哩, 開車的 |
| Jin | Linhe | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Jin | Jining | 司機, 開車的 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 司機, 開汽車的 |
| Jin | Handan | 司機, 駕駛員, 開車的 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 車師, 司機 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 機司, 司機 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 機司, 駕駛員, 司機 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 機司, 車師 of an automobile |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 司機 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 運將 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 運將, 駕駛, 司機 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 運轉手, 運將, 司機 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 運將, 司機 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 運轉, 司機 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 車夫, 司機 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 駛車的, 捍車的, 嚦峇, 車夫, 阿密 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 車頭 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 司機 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 司機 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 司機, 機司 dated |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 嚦峇 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 車傅 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 司機, 機師 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 司機 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 車師 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 揸車佬 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 駕駛員, 司機, 開車子個, 汽車夫 dated |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 開車師父 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 汽車夫, 司機, 駕駛員 |
| Wu | Danyang | 司機 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 汽車夫 dated |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 車師 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 開車個, 司機, 輪盤 secret |
| Xiang | Changsha | 司機, 司機生 dated |
| Xiang | Loudi | 司機生 |

#### Derived terms

* 老司機／老司机 (lǎosījī)

#### Descendants

* → Bouyei: siyjiy
* → Zhuang: swhgih

### Further reading

* “Entry #1618”, 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.