志工

Chinese

		the will	work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour
simp. and trad. (志工)		志	工

Etymology

Short for 志願工作／志愿工作 (zhìyuàn gōngzuò) or 志願工作者／志愿工作者 (zhìyuàn gōngzuòzhě).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhìgōng

(Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ gung¹
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chì-kang

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhìgōng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄍㄨㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhgong
  - Wade–Giles: chih⁴-kung¹
  - Yale: jr̀-gūng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhgong
  - Palladius: чжигун (čžigun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi³ gung¹
  - Yale: ji gūng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ gung¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji³ gung¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chì-kang
  - Tâi-lô: tsì-kang
  - Phofsit Daibuun: cie'kafng
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡si¹¹⁻⁵³ kaŋ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡si²¹⁻⁴¹ kaŋ⁴⁴/

Noun

志工

volunteer worker; volunteer

Synonyms

志願員／志愿员 (zhìyuànyuán) (chiefly Thailand)
志願者／志愿者 (zhìyuànzhě)
義工／义工 (yìgōng)

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