# 教員
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): jiàoyuán
       (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җёйүан (ži͡oyüan, I-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau$^3$ jyun$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kau-yèn / kau-yàn
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): kàu-oân
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiàoyuán
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄩㄢˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiàoyuán
*** Wade–Giles: chiao$^4$-yüan$^2$
*** Yale: jyàu-ywán
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiawyuan
*** Palladius: цзяоюань (czjaojuanʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җёйүан (ži͡oyüan, I-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiɔː²⁴ yæ̃²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaau$^3$ jyun$^4$
*** Yale: gaau yùhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaau$^3$ jyn$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gao$^3$ yun$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːu̯³³ jyːn²¹/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kau-yèn
*** Hakka Romanization System: gau ien$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gau$^4$ yan$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /kau̯⁵⁵ i̯en¹¹/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kau-yàn
*** Hakka Romanization System: gau (r)ian$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gau$^4$ yan$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /kau̯⁵⁵ (j)i̯an¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kàu-oân
*** Tâi-lô: kàu-uân
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kao'oaan
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kau²¹⁻⁵³ uan²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ uan²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kau²¹⁻⁵³ uan¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kau¹¹⁻⁵³ uan²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kau²¹⁻⁴¹ uan²³/

### Noun

教員
* teacher; educator; instructor

#### Synonyms

* 園丁 / 园丁 (yuándīng) (figurative)
* 師長 / 师长 (shīzhǎng) (honorific, polite)
* 教師 / 教师 (jiàoshī)
* 教習 / 教习 (jiàoxí) (dated)
* 老師 / 老师 (lǎoshī)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 師, 先生 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 教師, 教員, 老師, 先生 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 老師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 老師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 老師 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 老師 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 老師, 先生 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 老師, 先生 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 老師, 先生, 教師, 教書匠 derogatory, 叫姑姑 derogatory |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 老師, 教師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dagudi (Maliba) | 老師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Reshuitang (Longling) | 老師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 老師 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 老師 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 教師, 先生, 老師 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 教師, 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 老師, 先生, 教師, 教書佬, 阿Sir male |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 老師, 先生, 阿Sir male, 搣時 female |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 老師 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) | 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 老師, 先生 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 老師 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 老師 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 老師 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 先生 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 老師, 先生 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 老師, 先生 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 老師, 先生, 教師 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 老師, 先生 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 老師, 先生 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 先生, 老師 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 先生 |
| Eastern Min | Singapore (Fuqing) | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 先生, 老師, 先生儂 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 先生, 老師, 先生儂 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 先生, 老師, 先生儂, 教學仔, 教冊仔, 教學仔仙 derogatory |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 先生, 先生儂, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 先生 |
| Southern Min | Qinzhou (Liwu) | 老師 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 先生, 老師 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 先生, 老師, 教師 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 老師 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 老師 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 老師 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 先生 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 老師, 教師, 教書先生 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 教師, 教書先生 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 教師, 教書先生, 先生 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 老師, 教書先生 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 老師, 教書先生 |

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 教(きょう)員(いん) (kyōin)
* → Korean: 교원(敎員) (gyowon)
* → Vietnamese: giáo viên (教員)

### Proper noun

教員
* (euphemistic) Mao Zedong

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 教 | 員 |
| きょう Grade: 2 | いん Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) きょーいん [kyòóíń] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [kʲo̞ːĩɴ]

### Noun

教(きょう)員(いん) • (kyōin)
* teacher, schoolteacher

### References

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

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 教 | 員 |

### Noun

教員 • (gyowon) (hangeul 교원)
* Alternative form of 敎員 (“teacher; educator; instructor”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 教 | 員 |

### Noun

教員
* chữ Hán form of giáo viên (“teacher”).