# 椅子
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yǐzi
       (Zhuyin): ㄧˇ ˙ㄗ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yi$^3$ zi$^{3-2}$
    (Xi'an, Guanzhong Pinyin): yìzi
    (Nanjing, Nanjing Pinyin): yǐzii
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): йизы (yizɨ, II-I)
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ji$^2$ zi$^2$
* Jin (Wiktionary): i$^2$ zeh
* Southern Pinghua (Nanning, Jyutping++): ji$^2$ zi$^2$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^5$i-tsy$_5$; $^5$iu-tsy$_5$ / $^1$i-tsy$_3$ / $^3$i-tsy$_3$ / $^3$iu-tsy$_3$; $^3$u-tsy$_3$
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): i$^3$ zr
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yǐzi
*** Zhuyin: ㄧˇ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yǐzi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: i$^3$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: yǐ-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yii.tzy
*** Palladius: ицзы (iczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /i²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: yi$^3$ zi$^{3-2}$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: iz
*** Sinological IPA : /i⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵³⁻²¹/
** (Xi'an)
*** Guanzhong Pinyin: yìzi
*** Sinological IPA : /i⁵³ t͡sz̩/
** (Nanjing)
*** Nanjing Pinyin: yǐzii
*** Nanjing Pinyin (numbered): yi$^3$ zii$^0$
*** Sinological IPA : /i¹¹ t͡sz̩/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: йизы (yizɨ, II-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /i⁵¹ t͡sz̩²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ji$^2$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: yí jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ji$^2$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yi$^2$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiː³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: i$^2$ zeh
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /i⁵³ t͡səʔ¹/
* Southern Pinghua
** (Nanning Pinghua, Tingzi)
*** Jyutping++: ji$^2$ zi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ji³³ t͡si³³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^5$i-tsy$_5$; $^5$iu-tsy$_5$
*** MiniDict: i$^去$ tsy$^去$; iu$^去$ tsy$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^2$i-tsr$_2$; $^2$y-tsr$_2$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /i³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/, /y³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Chongming)
*** Wugniu: $^1$i-tsy$_3$
*** MiniDict: i$^平$ tsy$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Chongming): /ʔi⁵⁵ t͡sz̩/
** (Northern: Hangzhou, Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^3$i-tsy$_3$
*** MiniDict: i$^上$ tsy$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /i⁵⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /i³³ t͡sz̩³⁵/
** (Northern: Ningbo)
*** Wugniu: $^3$iu-tsy$_3$; $^3$u-tsy$_3$
*** MiniDict: iu$^上$ tsy$^上$; u$^上$ tsy$^上$
*** Sinological IPA (Ningbo): /y³³ t͡sz̩³⁵/, /u³³ t͡sz̩³⁵/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: i$^3$ zr
*** Sinological IPA : /i⁴¹ t͡sz̩³/

### Noun

椅子
* chair (Classifier: 把 m; 張／张 m)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 椅子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 椅子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 椅子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 椅子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 椅子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 椅子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 椅子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 椅子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 椅子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 椅子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 椅子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 椅子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 椅子, 靠背椅子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 椅子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 椅子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 椅子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 椅子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 椅子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 椅凳子, 椅凳兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 椅子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 椅子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 椅子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 椅子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 椅子, 椅椅兒, 憑憑椅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 椅子, 靠背椅, 靠椅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 椅子, 板凳 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 椅子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 椅子, 靠背椅 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 靠背兒椅子, 椅子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 椅子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 椅子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huanggang | 椅子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 椅, 挨屏椅 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 凳, 椅, 挨屏椅 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 凳, 椅 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 交椅 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 凳, 鉸椅 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 凳 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 交椅 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 椅, 凳 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 椅, 凳 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 椅 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 椅 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 交椅 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 椅仔 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 椅子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 椅仔 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 有屏椅 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 鉸椅 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 凳 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 交椅 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 椅 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 憑椅 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 竹椅 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 交椅 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 椅 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 交椅 |
| Hakka | Changting | 靠背椅 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 憑凳子 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 椅子 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 椅子 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 椅子 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 椅 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 椅子 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 椅子 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 椅哩 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 凳仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 凳仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 凳仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 凳 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 凳仔 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 凳 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 鉸椅 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 椅 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 椅子 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 椅 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 椅 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 交椅 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 椅 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 交椅 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 椅 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 椅子 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 凳 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 凳 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 凳 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 交椅 |
| Huizhou | Fuliang | 椅兒 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 椅子 |
| Jin | Pingyao | 椅子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 椅子 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 椅子 |
| Jin | Linhe | 椅子 |
| Jin | Jining | 椅子 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 椅子 |
| Jin | Baotou | 椅子 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 椅子 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 椅子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 椅仔, 有屏椅 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 椅, 椅頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 椅囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 椅, 椅頭 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 椅囝 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 椅頭 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 凳 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 凳頭 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 凳頭 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 椅, 長凳囝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 交椅囝 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 椅, 椅頭 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 椅, 椅仔 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 椅, 椅仔, 交椅 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 椅, 椅仔, 交椅 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 椅仔 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 椅仔 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 椅, 交椅, kerusi |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 交椅 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 椅 |
| Southern Min | Medan (Hokkien) | 交椅 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 椅 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 椅 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 椅 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 椅 |
| Southern Min | Chiang Mai (Teochew) | 椅 |
| Southern Min | Hat Yai (Teochew) | 椅 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 椅 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 交椅 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 椅 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 椅 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 椅囝 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 椅囝, 椅 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 椅 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 椅, 厚椅, 仙椅 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 交椅 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 交椅 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 椅 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 椅子, 靠背椅 |
| Shehua | Fu'an | 椅 |
| Shehua | Fuding | 椅 |
| Shehua | Luoyuan | 椅 |
| Shehua | Sanming | 椅 |
| Shehua | Shunchang | 椅 |
| Shehua | Hua'an | 椅仔 |
| Shehua | Guixi (Zhangping) | 椅 |
| Shehua | Cangnan | 椅 |
| Shehua | Jingning (Hexi) | 交椅 |
| Shehua | Lishui | 家椅 |
| Shehua | Longyou | 家椅 |
| Shehua | Chaozhou | 凳 |
| Shehua | Fengshun | 椅 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 椅子, 矮凳 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 椅子 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 交椅, 靠背, 椅子, 靠背矮凳 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 靠背椅 |
| Wu | Danyang | 椅子, 靠背椅子, 靠背椅 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 椅子, 靠背椅, 靠背椅子 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 椅子, 矮凳 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 矮椅 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 交椅, 椅子, 靠背椅 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 椅子, 靠背椅子, 靠椅 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 椅子 |

#### Derived terms

* 扶手椅子 (fúshǒuyǐzi)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 椅子(いす) (isu)
* → Korean: 의자(椅子) (uija)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 椅 | 子 |
| い Grade: S | す Grade: 1 |
| tōon ||
* Alternative spelling
* 倚子

### Etymology

/isi/ → /isɨ/ → /isu/
Originally 倚子 (ishi), referring to seats with or without rests used by higher court officials. With the arrival of Zen Buddhism to Japan, possibly a later borrowing from Middle Chinese 椅子 (MC 'jeX tsiX) or directly from Mandarin 椅子 (yǐzi, literally "chair" + diminutive suffix), the meaning shifted to wooden seats used by priests. (Can this etymology be sourced?)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) いす [ìsú] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [isɨ]

### Noun

椅(い)子(す) • (isu) (counter 脚)
* a seat (piece of furniture)
    Synonyms: 腰掛け (koshikake), スツール (sutsūru), チェア (chea)
* (by extension) a post, position (in an office)
    Synonym: ポスト (posuto)

#### Derived terms

* 椅子(いす)車(ぐるま) (isu-guruma)
* 椅子(いす)取(と)りゲーム (isu-tori gēmu, “musical chairs”)
* 安楽(あんらく)椅子(いす) (anraku isu, “easy chair”)
* 回転(かいてん)椅子(いす) (kaiten isu, “swivel chair”)
* 車(くるま)椅子(いす) (kuruma isu, “wheelchair”)
* 座椅子(ざいす) (zaisu)
* 三脚(さんきゃく)椅子(いす) (sankyaku isu, “three-legged stool”)
* 畳(たた)み椅子(いす) (tatamiisu)
* 電気(でんき)椅子(いす) (denki isu, “electric chair”)
* 籐(とう)椅子(いす) (tō-isu, “wicker chair”)
* 長(なが)椅子(いす) (naga-isu, “bench, couch”)
* 寝椅子(ねいす) (neisu, “lounge chair”)
* パイプ椅子(いす) (paipu isu, “folding chair”)
* 肘掛(ひじかけ)椅子(いす), 肘(ひじ)掛(か)け椅子(いす) (hijikake isu, “armchair”)
* 補助(ほじょ)椅子(いす) (hojo isu)
* 丸(まる)椅子(いす) (maru isu, “stool”)
* 揺(ゆ)り椅子(いす) (yuriisu, “rocking chair”)
* 風呂椅子(ふろいす) (furo isu, “bath stool”)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 椅 | 子 |

### Noun

椅子 • (uija) (hangeul 의자)
* hanja form of 의자 (“chair”)