# 遊戲
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yóuxì
       (Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧˋ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): юши (i͡uši, I-II)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jau$^4$ hei$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): yù-hi
* Eastern Min (BUC): iù-hié
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): iû-hì
    (Teochew, Peng'im): iu$^5$ hi$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$yeu-shi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yóuxì
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yóusì
*** Wade–Giles: yu$^2$-hsi$^4$
*** Yale: yóu-syì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: youshih
*** Palladius: юси (jusi)
*** Sinological IPA : /joʊ̯³⁵ ɕi⁵¹/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: юши (i͡uši, I-II)
*** Sinological IPA : /iou²⁴ ɕi⁵¹/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jau$^4$ hei$^3$
*** Yale: yàuh hei
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jau$^4$ hei$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yeo$^4$ héi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /jɐu̯²¹ hei̯³³/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$油氣／油气 遊憩／游憩 遊戲／游戏
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-hi
*** Hakka Romanization System: iu$^ˇ$ hi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yiu$^2$ hi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /i̯u¹¹ hi⁵⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: yù-hi
*** Hakka Romanization System: (r)iu$^ˇ$ hi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: yiu$^2$ hi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /(j)i̯u¹¹ hi⁵⁵/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: iù-hié
*** Sinological IPA : /ieu⁵³⁻²¹ $^{(h-)}$iɛ²¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iû-hì
*** Tâi-lô: iû-hì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: iu'hix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /iu²⁴⁻²² hi²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /iu²⁴⁻²² hi⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /iu¹³⁻²² hi²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /iu²⁴⁻¹¹ hi¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /iu²³⁻³³ hi²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: iu$^5$ hi$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: iû hì
*** Sinological IPA : /iu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$yeu-shi
*** MiniDict: yeu$^去$ shi
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hhieu-xi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɦiɤ²² ɕi⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: yuw xjeH
Rime :
| Character | 遊 | 戲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 以 (36) | 曉 (32) |
| Final (韻) | 尤 (136) | 支 (13) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 以周切 | 香義切 |
| Baxter | yuw | xjeH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /jɨu/ | /hˠiᴇ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /jiu/ | /hᵚiɛ$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /iəu/ | /xiɛ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /juw/ | /hjiə̆$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /iu/ | /xje$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /jĭəu/ | /xǐe$^H$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /i̯ə̯u/ | /xie̯$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yóu | xì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jau$^4$ | hei$^3$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[N-]ru ŋ̊(r)ar-s/
    (Zhengzhang): /*lu qʰrals/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 遊 | 戲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | yóu | xì |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ yuw › | ‹ xje$^H$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[N-]ru/ | /*ŋ̊(r)ar-s/ |
| English | wander about | sport, joke |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 遊 | 戲 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 2/3 |
| No. | 15546 | 5195 |
| Phonetic component | 斿 | 虍 |
| Rime group | 幽 | 歌 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 猷 | 戲 |
| Old Chinese | /*lu/ | /*qʰrals/ |
| Notes | 同遊 | |

### Noun

遊戲
* game (playful or competitive activity, except sport)
** (specifically) video game
    遊戲玩家／游戏玩家 ― yóuxì wánjiā ― video gamer
    主機遊戲／主机游戏 ― zhǔjī yóuxì ― console game

### Verb

遊戲
* to play

#### Synonyms

* 娛樂／娱乐 (yúlè)
* 嬉戲／嬉戏 (xīxì)
* 嬉遊／嬉游 (xīyóu)
* 玩
* 玩笑 (wánxiào)
* 玩耍 (wánshuǎ)
* 耍 (shuǎ)
* 耍笑 (shuǎxiào)
* 遊尞／游尞 (Taiwanese Hakka)
* 遊玩／游玩 (yóuwán)

### Derived terms

* 井字遊戲／井字游戏 (jǐngzì yóuxì)
* 圖版遊戲／图版游戏 (túbǎn yóuxì)
* 填字遊戲／填字游戏 (tiánzì yóuxì)
* 大型多人在線角色扮演遊戲／大型多人在线角色扮演游戏
* 打遊戲／打游戏
* 整人遊戲／整人游戏
* 桌面遊戲／桌面游戏 (zhuōmiàn yóuxì)
* 棋盤遊戲／棋盘游戏 (qípán yóuxì)
* 棋類遊戲／棋类游戏 (qílèi yóuxì)
* 機動遊戲／机动游戏 (jīdòng yóuxì)
* 版圖遊戲／版图游戏 (bǎntú yóuxì)
* 生命遊戲／生命游戏 (Shēngmìng Yóuxì)
* 益智遊戲／益智游戏 (yìzhì yóuxì)
* 紙上遊戲／纸上游戏 (zhǐshàng yóuxì)
* 紙牌遊戲／纸牌游戏 (zhǐpái yóuxì)
* 紙盤遊戲／纸盘游戏 (zhǐpán yóuxì)
* 角色扮演遊戲／角色扮演游戏
* 遊戲三昧／游戏三昧
* 遊戲主機／游戏主机 (yóuxì zhǔjī)
* 遊戲人生／游戏人生 (yóuxìrénshēng)
* 遊戲人間／游戏人间
* 遊戲化／游戏化 (yóuxìhuà)
* 遊戲場／游戏场
* 遊戲性／游戏性 (yóuxìxìng)
* 遊戲本／游戏本 (yóuxìběn)
* 遊戲機／游戏机 (yóuxìjī)
* 遊戲規則／游戏规则 (yóuxì guīzé)
* 遊戲說／游戏说
* 零和遊戲／零和游戏 (línghé yóuxì)
* 電子遊戲／电子游戏 (diànzǐ yóuxì)
* 電腦遊戲／电脑游戏 (diànnǎo yóuxì)

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 遊(ゆう)戯(ぎ) (yūgi)
* → Korean: 유희(遊戱) (yuhui)
* → Vietnamese: du hí (遊戲)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 遊 | 戲 |
| ゆう Grade: 3 | ぎ Jinmeiyō |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 遊戲 – see the following entry. :
| 【遊戯ゆうぎ】 | [noun] a game [noun] a play (activity for amusement, especially for the young) [verb] to play (a game) |
| 【遊戯ゆうげ】 | [noun] (uncommon) Same as ゆうぎ (yūgi) above [verb] (uncommon) Same as ゆうぎ (yūgi) above |
| 【遊戯ゆげ】 | [noun] a game [noun] an amusement [noun] (Buddhism) freedom, said of the Buddha, bodhisattvas, or other enlightened beings [proper noun] a surname Alternative spelling ゆけ |
(This term, 遊戲, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 遊 | 戲 |

### Verb

遊戲
* chữ Hán form of du hí (“to go sightseeing, to travel around, to tour around”).