資質

See also: 资质

Chinese

		resources; capital; to provide resources; capital; to provide; to supply; to support; money; expense	hostage; substance; nature hostage; substance; nature; quality
trad. (資質)		資	質
simp. (资质)		资	质

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zīzhì, zīzhí

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄓˋ, ㄗㄓˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi¹ zat¹
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chir-chit / chu-chit

(Teochew, Peng'im): ze¹ zioh⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zīzhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄓˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zihjhìh
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ¹-chih⁴
  - Yale: dz̄-jr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyjyh
  - Palladius: цзычжи (czyčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    姿質／姿质
    資質／资质
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zīzhí
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄓˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zihjhíh
  - Wade–Giles: tzŭ¹-chih²
  - Yale: dz̄-jŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzyjyr
  - Palladius: цзычжи (czyčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    姿質／姿质
    資質／资质
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi¹ zat¹
  - Yale: jī jāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ dzat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ zed¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ t͡sɐt̚⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chir-chit
  - Tâi-lô: tsir-tsit
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sɯ³³ t͡sit̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chu-chit
  - Tâi-lô: tsu-tsit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zucid
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sit̚³²/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡su⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sit̚³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ze¹ zioh⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsṳ tsioh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ t͡sioʔ²/

Noun

資質

natural endowments; intelligence
資質愚笨的人應加倍努力，方可獲致成功。 [MSC, trad.]
资质愚笨的人应加倍努力，方可获致成功。 [MSC, simp.]
Zīzhì yúbèn de rén yìng jiābèi nǔlì, fāng kě huòzhì chénggōng. [Pinyin]
People who are naturally clumsy should redouble their efforts in order to achieve success.
credentials and ability; qualifications
他的資質沒有任何問題。 [MSC, trad.]
他的资质没有任何问题。 [MSC, simp.]
Tā de zīzhì méiyǒu rènhé wèntí. [Pinyin]
There is no problem with his qualifications.

Synonyms

(natural endowments):

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天分 (tiānfèn)
天資／天资 (tiānzī) (literary)
天賦／天赋 (tiānfù)
稟賦／禀赋 (bǐngfù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
資	質
し Grade: 5	しつ Grade: 5
on'yomi	kan'on

Etymology

Ultimately from Middle Chinese 資質 (MC tsij tsyit). First attested in Japanese in a work from 1707.^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ししつ [shìshítsú] (Heiban – [0])^[2]^[3]^[4]
(Tokyo) ししつ [shíꜜshìtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])^[4]
IPA^(key): [ɕiɕi̥t͡sɨ]

Noun

資(し)質(しつ) • (shishitsu)

[from 1707] one's innate disposition, nature, character, talents, aptitude, capacity
[date uncertain, possibly recent] learned aptitude, competency, qualifications, certifications
技(ぎ)術(じゅつ)者(しゃ)に求(もと)められる資(し)質(しつ)
gijutsusha ni motomerareru shishitsu
the qualifications sought in an engineer

Usage notes

Many monolingual references do not include any sense covering learned aptitude.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[5]^[6]^[7]

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “資質”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ ^4.0 ^4.1 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
^ Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN
^ “資質”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
^ Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
資	質

Noun

資質 • (jajil) (hangeul 자질)

hanja form^? of 자질 (“innate ability, talent; credentials”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
資	質

Noun

資質

chữ Hán form of tư chất (“aptitude, intelligence”).

[KDJ2-1] 1.0 ^1.1 “資質”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten]‎^[1] (in Japanese), concise edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2006

[DJR-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[SMK5-3] 3.0 ^3.1 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-4] 4.0 ^4.1 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

[K-5] Shinmura, Izuru, editor (1998), 広辞苑 [Kōjien] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Iwanami Shoten, →ISBN

[DDJS-6] “資質”, in デジタル大辞泉 [Digital Daijisen]‎^[2] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months

[M-7] Kitahara, Yasuo, editor (2002), 明鏡国語辞典 [Meikyō Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Taishūkan Shoten, →ISBN

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