# 哲學
## Chinese

* 哲學 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 哲學 (Cantonese)

### Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 哲学(てつがく) (tetsugaku, “philosophy”)

#### (Internet slang) homosexual

    From Japanese. From the practice of mistagging Billy Herrington videos as "philosophy" on Niconico Video.

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): zhéxué
    (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): zit$^3$ hok$^6$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): chat-ho̍k
    (Hailu, HRS): zhad hog$^ˋ$
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): deh$^6$ hah$^7$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): tiat-ha̍k / thiat-ha̍k
    (Teochew, Peng'im): diêg$^4$ hag$^8$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: zhéxué
*** Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄒㄩㄝˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jhésyué
*** Wade–Giles: chê$^2$-hsüeh$^2$
*** Yale: jé-sywé
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jershyue
*** Palladius: чжэсюэ (čžɛsjue)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: zit$^3$ hok$^6$
*** Yale: jit hohk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dzit$^8$ hok$^9$
*** Guangdong Romanization: jid$^3$ hog$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡siːt̚³ hɔːk̚²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chat-ho̍k
*** Hakka Romanization System: zad$^ˋ$ hog
*** Hagfa Pinyim: zad$^5$ hog$^6$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡sat̚² hok̚⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: zhad hog$^ˋ$
*** Sinological IPA: /t͡ʃat⁵⁻² hok²/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: deh$^6$ hah$^7$ [Phonetic: deh$^7$ hah$^7$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: deh-ha̍h
*** Sinological IPA : /tɛʔ¹⁻⁴⁵ haʔ⁴/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: deh$^6$ hah$^7$ [Phonetic: deh$^7$ hah$^7$]
*** Sinological IPA : /tɛʔ²⁻²⁴ haʔ²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiat-ha̍k
*** Tâi-lô: tiat-ha̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: diathak
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ hak̚²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ hak̚¹²¹/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hak̚⁴/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: thiat-ha̍k
*** Tâi-lô: thiat-ha̍k
*** Phofsit Daibuun: tiathak
*** IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /tʰiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ hak̚⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: diêg$^4$ hag$^8$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tiek ha̍k
*** Sinological IPA : /tiek̚²⁻⁴ hak̚⁴/

### Noun

哲學
* philosophy
    科學技術哲學／科学技术哲学 ― kēxuéjìshù zhéxué ― philosophy of science and technology
    馬克思主義哲學／马克思主义哲学 ― mǎkèsīzhǔyì zhéxué ― Marxist philosophy
    哲學體系／哲学体系 ― zhéxué tǐxì ― system of philosophy
    From: 朱自清《沉默》
    Chénmò shì yī zhǒng chǔshì zhéxué, yòng de hǎo shí, yòu shì yī zhǒng yìshù. [Pinyin]
    Silence in social conduct is a kind of philosophy and an art form when used well.

#### Usage notes

Though both 哲理 (zhélǐ) and 哲學／哲学 (zhéxué) can both be translated as philosophy in English, the former emphasises philosophy as a system of thought, while the later emphasises philosophy as a field of study.

#### Derived terms

* 元哲學 / 元哲学 (yuánzhéxué)
* 哲學博士 / 哲学博士 (zhéxué bóshì)
* 哲學家 / 哲学家 (zhéxuéjiā)

#### See also

* 哲理 (zhélǐ)

### Adjective

哲學
* (neologism, slang, ACG) homosexual
    alt. forms: 哲♂學 / 哲♂学

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 哲 | 學 |
| てつ Grade: S | がく Hyōgai |
| on'yomi ||
For pronunciation and definitions of 哲學 – see the following entry. :
| 【哲学てつがく】 | [noun] philosophy |
(This term, 哲學, is the kyūjitai of the above term.) :

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 哲 | 學 |

### Noun

哲學 • (cheolhak) (hangeul 철학)
* hanja form of 철학 (“philosophy”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 哲 | 學 |

### Noun

哲學
* chữ Hán form of triết học (“philosophy”).