# 現實
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiànshí
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jin$^6$ sat$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): hien-sṳ̍t / hian-sṳ̍t
    (Hailu, HRS): hien$^˖$ shid$^ˋ$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): hiān-si̍t
    (Teochew, Peng'im): hing$^7$ sig$^8$ / hiang$^7$ sig$^8$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiànshí
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siànshíh
*** Wade–Giles: hsien$^4$-shih$^2$
*** Yale: syàn-shŕ
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannshyr
*** Palladius: сяньши (sjanʹši)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$現實 / 现实 現時 / 现时 限時 / 限时 霰石
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jin$^6$ sat$^6$
*** Yale: yihn saht
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jin$^6$ sat$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yin$^6$ sed$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiːn²² sɐt̚²/
* Hakka
** (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hien-sṳ̍t
*** Hakka Romanization System: hien siid
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hian$^4$ sid$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi̯en⁵⁵ sɨt̚⁵/
** (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hian-sṳ̍t
*** Hakka Romanization System: hian siid
*** Hagfa Pinyim: hian$^4$ sid$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /hi̯an⁵⁵ sɨt̚⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: hien$^˖$ shid$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /hien³³ ʃit²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiān-si̍t
*** Tâi-lô: hiān-si̍t
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hiexnsit
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ sit̚⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁴¹⁻²² sit̚²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ sit̚¹²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn³³⁻¹¹ sit̚⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn³³⁻²¹ sit̚⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: hing$^7$ sig$^8$ / hiang$^7$ sig$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hīng si̍k / hiāng si̍k
*** Sinological IPA : /hiŋ¹¹ sik̚⁴/, /hiaŋ¹¹ sik̚⁴/

### Noun

現實
* reality
    面對現實／面对现实 ― miànduì xiànshí ― to face reality
    逃避現實／逃避现实 ― táobì xiànshí ― to run away from reality

#### Synonyms

* (reality):
* 其實 / 其实 (qíshí) (literary)
* 實情 / 实情 (shíqíng)
* 實況 / 实况 (shíkuàng)
* 實際 / 实际 (shíjì)
* 實際情況 / 实际情况 (shíjì qíngkuàng)
* 真情 (zhēnqíng)

### Adjective

現實
* realistic
* pragmatic; utilitarian; materialistic; self-interested; money-oriented
       ni$^1$ gaan$^1$ zong$^1$ sau$^1$ gung$^1$ si$^1$ hou$^2$ jin$^6$ sat$^6$ gaa$^3$, zou$^6$ mat$^1$ dou$^1$ jiu$^3$ gai$^3$ dou$^3$ zeon$^6$. [Jyutping]
       All this renovation company cares about is their own benefit. They'll charge you for everything that they do.
    From: 牛馬丁, 地塊涼地塊坐
    zê$^2$ si$^6$ hiang$^7$ sig$^8$ di$^1$ si$^3$ gai$^3$, ziah$^8$ goi$^1$ ua$^2$ goi$^1$, ziah$^8$ gho$^5$ ua$^2$ gho$^5$ [Peng'im]
    This is a utilitarian world; those who eat chicken go near the chickens, and those who eat goose go near the geese.
* (neologism, slang, humorous) real; hard-hitting

### Derived terms

* 增強現實 / 增强现实 (zēngqiáng xiànshí)
* 批判現實主義 / 批判现实主义
* 現實主義 / 现实主义 (xiànshí zhǔyì)
* 現實政治 / 现实政治 (xiànshí zhèngzhì)
* 現實檢驗 / 现实检验 (xiànshí jiǎnyàn)
* 虛擬現實 / 虚拟现实 (xūnǐ xiànshí)
* 超現實 / 超现实 (chāoxiànshí)
* 超現實主義 / 超现实主义 (chāoxiànshízhǔyì)

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 現実(げんじつ) (genjitsu)
* → Korean: 현실(現實) (hyeonsil)
* → Vietnamese: hiện thực (現實)

## Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of 現實 – see the following entry. :
| 【現実げんじつ】 | [noun] reality |
(This term, 現實, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 現 | 實 |

### Noun

現實 • (hyeonsil) (hangeul 현실)
* hanja form of 현실 (“reality”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 現 | 實 |

### Noun

現實
* chữ Hán form of hiện thực (“reality”).