# 角色
## Chinese
### Etymology

From earlier 腳色／脚色 (juésè).

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): juésè, jiǎosè
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄜˋ, ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄙㄜˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gok$^3$ sik$^1$
* Gan (Wiktionary): jioh$^6$ set
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): kok-set
    (Hailu, HRS): gog sed
* Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gah$^6$ seh$^6$
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kak-sek / kak-siak
    (Teochew, Peng'im): gioh$^4$ sêg$^4$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^7$koq-seq$_7$ / $^7$ciaq-seq$_7$
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): jio$^6$ se$^6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: juésè
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄙㄜˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jyuésè
*** Wade–Giles: chüeh$^2$-sê$^4$
*** Yale: jywé-sè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyueseh
*** Palladius: цзюэсэ (czjuesɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$絕色 / 绝色 腳色 / 脚色 角色
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan; common pronunciation in Mainland)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎosè
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄙㄜˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎosè
*** Wade–Giles: chiao$^3$-sê$^4$
*** Yale: jyǎu-sè
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeauseh
*** Palladius: цзяосэ (czjaosɛ)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɤ⁵¹/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$腳色 / 脚色 角色
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gok$^3$ sik$^1$
*** Yale: gok sīk
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gok$^8$ sik$^7$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gog$^3$ xig$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kɔːk̚³ sɪk̚⁵/
*** Homophones: $^{edit}$各色 腳色 / 脚色 角色
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: jioh$^6$ set
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕiɔʔ⁵ sɛt̚²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kok-set
*** Hakka Romanization System: gog$^ˋ$ sed$^ˋ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gog$^5$ sed$^5$
*** Sinological IPA: /kok̚² set̚²/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: gog sed
*** Sinological IPA: /kok⁵⁻² set⁵/
* Puxian Min
** (Putian)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gah$^6$ seh$^6$ [Phonetic: gah$^4$ seh$^6$]
*** Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: gah-seh
*** Sinological IPA : /kaʔ¹⁻⁴² ɬɛʔ¹/
** (Xianyou)
*** Pouseng Ping'ing: gah$^6$ seh$^6$ [Phonetic: gah$^7$ seh$^6$]
*** Sinological IPA : /kaʔ²⁻²⁴ ɬɛʔ²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kak-sek
*** Tâi-lô: kak-sik
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kakseg
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kak̚³²⁻⁵ siɪk̚³²/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /kak̚³²⁻⁴ siɪk̚³²/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kak-siak
*** Tâi-lô: kak-siak
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kaksiag
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kak̚⁵⁻²⁴ siak̚⁵/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: gioh$^4$ sêg$^4$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kioh sek
*** Sinological IPA : /kioʔ²⁻⁴ sek̚²/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^7$koq-seq$_7$
*** MiniDict: koh$^入$ seh$^入$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^4$koq-seq$_4$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /koʔ³³ səʔ⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^7$ciaq-seq$_7$
*** MiniDict: cieh$^入$ seh$^入$
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /t͡ɕiɑʔ³³ səʔ³⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: jio$^6$ se$^6$
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯o²⁴ sɤ̞²⁴/

### Noun

角色
* role; part (in a play, film, etc.); character (in a story, video game, etc.) (Classifier: 個／个)
* (gaming) character (Classifier: 隻／只)
* (figuratively) function; role; part (Classifier: 個／个)

#### Synonyms

* (role): (Hokkien) 腳數／脚数

#### Derived terms

* 反面角色 (fǎnmiàn juésè)
* 大型多人在線角色扮演遊戲 / 大型多人在线角色扮演游戏
* 性別角色 / 性别角色
* 玩家角色
* 社會角色 / 社会角色
* 角色扮演
* 角色衝突 / 角色冲突
* 非玩家角色

#### See also

* 配角 (pèijué)
* 主角 (zhǔjué)