# 問題
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): wèntí
       (Zhuyin): ㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄧˊ
    (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): вынти (vɨnti, III-I)
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): man$^6$ tai$^4$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): mun$^5$ hai$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): mun-thì
    (Meixian, Guangdong): mun$^4$ ti$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ông-dà̤
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): būn-tôe / būn-tê
    (Teochew, Peng'im): mung$^7$ doi$^5$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$ven-di$_6$ / $^6$men-di$_6$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wèntí
*** Zhuyin: ㄨㄣˋ ㄊㄧˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wùntí
*** Wade–Giles: wên$^4$-tʻi$^2$
*** Yale: wèn-tí
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wenntyi
*** Palladius: вэньти (vɛnʹti)
*** Sinological IPA : /wən⁵¹ tʰi³⁵/
** (Dungan)
*** Cyrillic and Wiktionary: вынти (vɨnti, III-I)
*** Sinological IPA : /vəŋ⁴⁴ tʰi²⁴/
    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: man$^6$ tai$^4$
*** Yale: mahn tàih
*** Cantonese Pinyin: man$^6$ tai$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: men$^6$ tei$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɐn²² tʰɐi̯²¹/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: mun$^5$ hai$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵐbun³² hai²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mun-thì
*** Hakka Romanization System: mun ti$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: mun$^4$ ti$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /mun⁵⁵ tʰi¹¹/
** (Meixian)
*** Guangdong: mun$^4$ ti$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /mun⁵³⁻⁵⁵ tʰi¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ông-dà̤
*** Sinological IPA : /uŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ $^{(t-)}$nɛ⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei, Kinmen, Jinjiang, Philippines, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: būn-tôe
*** Tâi-lô: būn-tuê
*** Phofsit Daibuun: buxndoee
*** IPA (Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines): /bun⁴¹⁻²² tue²⁴/
*** IPA (Kinmen): /bun²²⁻¹² tue²⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Singapore): /bun²²⁻²¹ tue²⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /bun³³⁻¹¹ tue²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Penang)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: būn-tê
*** Tâi-lô: būn-tê
*** Phofsit Daibuun: buxndee
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /bun³³⁻²¹ te²³/
*** IPA (Penang): /bun²¹ te²³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bun²²⁻²¹ te¹³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: mung$^7$ doi$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mūng tôi
*** Sinological IPA : /muŋ¹¹ toi⁵⁵/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ven-di$_6$
*** MiniDict: ven$^去$ di$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$ven-di$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vən²² di⁴⁴/
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /vən²³ di¹¹/
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$men-di$_6$
*** MiniDict: men$^去$ di$^去$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$men-di$_3$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /mən²² di⁴⁴/

### Noun

問題
* question; query (Classifier: 個／个)
    提出問題／提出问题 ― tíchū wèntí ― to ask a question
    回答問題／回答问题 ― huídá wèntí ― to answer a question
       Rúguǒ nǐ yǒu shénme wèntí, jǐnguǎn wèn wǒ. [Pinyin]
       If you have any questions, don't hesitate to ask.
       Wǒ néng wèn ge wèntí ma? [Pinyin]
       May I ask a question?
* problem; issue (Classifier: 個／个)
    看法不同的問題／看法不同的问题 ― kànfǎ bùtóng de wèntí ― a matter of opinion
    解決問題／解决问题 ― jiějué wèntí ― to solve a problem
    分析問題／分析问题 ― fēnxī wèntí ― to analyze a problem
       yǐnfā yīxìliè de wèntí [Pinyin]
       to result in a series of problems
       Zhè wèntí zhèngzài bèi tǎolùn. [Pinyin]
       The problem is being discussed now.
       Tā jiānxìn tā de qìchē yǒu xiē wèntí. [Pinyin]
       He confirmed that something was wrong with his car.
       Tā zhè xuéqī xuéfèi chū le diǎn wèntí. [Pinyin]
       There is a problem with her tuition this semester.
       hou$^2$ coi$^2$ dak$^1$ dou$^{3-2}$ nei$^5$ sai$^3$ sam$^1$ caa$^4$ hat$^6$, wan$^2$ dou$^{3-2}$ man$^6$ tai$^4$ ge$^3$ so$^2$ zoi$^6$. [Jyutping]
       Fortunately, due to your careful checks, we are able to find where the problem lies.
       teng$^1$ jan$^4$ gong$^2$ sau$^2$ zi$^2$ gaap$^3$ nap$^1$ nap$^1$ dat$^6$ dat$^6$ hai$^6$ biu$^2$ si$^6$ gin$^6$ hong$^1$ jau$^5$ man$^6$ tai$^4$. [Jyutping]
       I hear that uneven fingernails indicate there are some health issues.
* matter; affair; thing (Classifier: 個／个)
    只是時間問題。／只是时间问题。 ― Zhǐshì shíjiān wèntí. ― It is just a matter of time.
       Wǒ xūyào yǔ nín héshí jǐge wèntí. [Pinyin]
       I need to check a few things with you.
* topic; subject (Classifier: 個／个)
* accident; mishap; trouble (Classifier: 個／个)

#### Synonyms

* (question):
* 問話 / 问话 (wènhuà)
* 提問 / 提问 (tíwèn)
* 疑問 / 疑问 (yíwèn)
* (problem):
* 婁子 / 娄子 (lóuzi) (colloquial)
* 疑難 / 疑难 (yínán)
* 矛盾
* 茶包 (chábāo) (slang)
* 難題 / 难题 (nántí)
* 難點 / 难点 (nándiǎn)
* 麻煩 / 麻烦 (máfan)
* (matter): 事情 (shìqing), 事項／事项 (shìxiàng), (formal) 事宜 (shìyí)
* (topic):
* 中心思想 (zhōngxīn sīxiǎng)
* 主題 / 主题 (zhǔtí)
* 基調 / 基调 (jīdiào) (figurative)
* 意旨 (yìzhǐ)
* 話題 / 话题 (huàtí)
* 課題 / 课题 (kètí)
* 議題 / 议题 (yìtí)
* (accident):
* 不好
* 不是
* 不韙 / 不韪 (bùwěi) (literary)
* 偏差 (piānchā)
* 失誤 / 失误 (shīwù)
* 差失 (chāshī)
* 差池
* 差舛 (chāchuǎn) (literary)
* 差誤 / 差误 (chāwù)
* 差謬 / 差谬 (chāmiù) (literary)
* 差錯 / 差错 (chācuò)
* 疏失 (shūshī) (careless mistake)
* 紕繆 / 纰缪 (pīmiù) (literary)
* 訛 / 讹 (é) (literary, or in compounds)
* 誤差 / 误差 (wùchā) (especially in data)
* 誤謬 / 误谬 (wùmiù) (fallacy)
* 謬誤 / 谬误 (miùwù) (fallacy)
* 責任 / 责任 (zérèn)
* 過失 / 过失 (guòshī)
* 過錯 / 过错 (guòcuò)
* 錯 / 错
* 錯誤 / 错误 (cuòwù)

### Adjective

問題
* (attributive) faulty; problematic
    問題疫苗／问题疫苗 ― wèntí yìmiáo ― faulty vaccine

### Derived terms

* 人口問題 / 人口问题
* 人品問題 / 人品问题 (rénpǐn wèntí)
* 先決問題 / 先决问题
* 出問題 / 出问题
* 勞工問題 / 劳工问题
* 問題兒童 / 问题儿童
* 問題劇 / 问题剧
* 問題化 / 问题化 (wèntíhuà)
* 問題少年 / 问题少年
* 成問題 / 成问题 (chéng wèntí)
* 民生問題 / 民生问题
* 無問題 / 无问题 (mò-mun-thì)
* 生活問題 / 生活问题 (shēnghuó wèntí)
* 社會問題 / 社会问题 (shèhuì wèntí)
* 程序問題 / 程序问题 (chéngxù wèntí)
* 老人問題 / 老人问题
* 老年人問題 / 老年人问题
* 老齡問題 / 老龄问题
* 青少年問題 / 青少年问题
* 青年問題 / 青年问题
* 黑人問題 / 黑人问题

### Descendants

* → Japanese: 問題(もんだい) (mondai)
* → Korean: 문제(問題) (munje)
* → Vietnamese: vấn đề (問題)

### Further reading

* “問題”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 問 | 題 |
| もん Grade: 3 | だい Grade: 3 |
| goon ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) もんだい [mòńdáí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [mõ̞nda̠i]

### Noun

問(もん)題(だい) • (mondai)
* question, problem on homework etc.
* a question; a matter (of time etc.)
** 1918, 芥川龍之介, 澄江堂雑記:
    これは文(ぶん)法(ぽう)の問(もん)題(だい)ではない。
       Kore wa bunpō no mondai de wa nai.
       This is not a question of grammar.
* a problem (something that needs to be dealt with); a trouble
    生(い)きていくか死(し)ぬか、それが問(もん)題(だい)だ。
       Ikite iku ka shinu ka, sore ga mondai da.
       To live or to die, that is the question. (To be, or not to be, that is the question.)
** 1913, 夏目漱石, 模倣と独立:
    大(たい)した問(もん)題(だい)もありませんから。
       Taishita mondai mo arimasen kara.
       It's not a big problem.
** 1914, 相馬泰三, 田舎医師の子:
    この問(もん)題(だい)はまた父(ちち)の前(まえ)にも持(も)ち出(だ)された。
       Kono mondai wa mata chichi no mae ni mo mochidasareta.
       This problem was also brought to the attention of my father.
* an issue; a matter
** 1947, 宮本百合子, 道標:
    恋(こい)や結(けっ)婚(こん)の問(もん)題(だい)は、伸(のぶ)子(こ)のいまの身(み)に迫(せま)っていることではないようだった。
       Koi ya kekkon no mondai wa, nobuko no ima no mi ni sematte iru koto de wa nai yō datta.
       Nobuko didn't seem to have anything coming to her when it came to matters like love or marriage.
** 2007 July 23, Mitsuru Adachi, “メモリーオフ 前編 [Memory Off: First Chapter]”, in SHORT(ショート) PROGRAM(プログラム) [SHORT PROGRAM], volume 3 (fiction), Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN, page 97:
    環(かん)境(きょう)問(もん)題(だい)、人(じん)口(こう)問(もん)題(だい)、食(しょく)料(りょう)問(もん)題(だい)、教(きょう)育(いく)問(もん)題(だい)、爆(ばく)笑(しょう)問(もん)題(だい)…問(もん)題(だい)を山(やま)積(づ)みにしたまま、人(じん)類(るい)は21(にじゅういっ)世(せい)紀(き)を間(ま)近(ぢか)にひかえていた……
       Kankyō mondai, jinkō mondai, shokuryō mondai, kyōiku mondai, Bakushō Mondai…Mondai o yamazumi ni shita mama, jinrui wa nijūisseiki o majika ni hikaete ita……
       Environmental issues, population issues, food issues, educational issues, Laughter Issues… There are tons of issues, and humanity is approaching the 21st century…

#### Antonyms

* 解(かい)答(とう) (kaitō): solution

#### Derived terms

* 問(もん)題(だい)児(じ) (mondaiji)
* 死(し)活(かつ)問(もん)題(だい) (shikatsu mondai)

#### See also

* 質(しつ)問(もん) (shitsumon)
* 問(と)い (toi)

### References

* 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
* ↑ 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
* ↑ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 問 | 題 |

### Noun

問題 • (munje) (hangeul 문제)
* hanja form of 문제 (“problem, question”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 問 | 題 |

### Noun

問題
* chữ Hán form of vấn đề (“problem”).