趣味

Chinese

		interesting; to interest	taste
trad. (趣味)		趣	味
simp. #(趣味)		趣	味

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qùwèi

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄩˋ ㄨㄟˋ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ceoi³ mei⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): tui¹ mei⁵

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chhi-mi

  (Meixian, Guangdong): qi⁴ mi⁴

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chhù-bī / chhì-bī

  (Teochew, Peng'im): cu³ bhi⁷

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qùwèi
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄩˋ ㄨㄟˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cyùwèi
    • Wade–Giles: chʻü⁴-wei⁴
    • Yale: chyù-wèi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuhwey
    • Palladius: цюйвэй (cjujvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ceoi³ mei⁶
    • Yale: cheui meih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoey³ mei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêu³ méi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɵy̯³³ mei̯²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: tui¹ mei⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰui³³ ᵐbei³²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhi-mi
    • Hakka Romanization System: qi mi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: qi⁴ mi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi⁵⁵ mi⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: qi⁴ mi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰi⁵³⁻⁵⁵ mi⁵³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhù-bī
    • Tâi-lô: tshù-bī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhuo'bi
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/
    • IPA (Singapore): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴² bi²²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰu²¹⁻⁴¹ bi³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰu¹¹⁻⁵³ bi³³/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhì-bī
    • Tâi-lô: tshì-bī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chie'bi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰi²¹⁻⁵³ bi²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: cu³ bhi⁷
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshù bī
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰu²¹³⁻⁵⁵ bi¹¹/

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• Middle Chinese: tshjuH mj+jH

Rime
Character	趣	味
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	清 (14)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	微 (21)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	七句切	無沸切
Baxter	tshjuH	mj+jH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/t͡sʰɨoH/	/mʉiH/
Pan Wuyun	/t͡sʰioH/	/mʷɨiH/
Shao Rongfen	/t͡sʰioH/	/miuəiH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/t͡sʰuə̆H/	/mujH/
Li Rong	/t͡sʰioH/	/miuəiH/
Wang Li	/t͡sʰĭuH/	/mĭwəiH/
Bernhard Karlgren	/t͡sʰi̯uH/	/mwe̯iH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qù	wèi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ceoi3	mei6

Noun

趣味

1. interest; delight
2. (obsolete) taste; liking; preference

Synonyms

• (interest):

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• 享受 (xiǎngshòu)
• 局 (Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 意味 (yìwèi)
• 意思
• 意趣 (yìqù)
• 樂趣 / 乐趣 (lèqù)
• 氣味 / 气味 (qìwèi) (figurative)
• 興味 / 兴味 (xìngwèi)
• 興會 / 兴会 (xìnghuì) (literary)
• 興致 / 兴致 (xìngzhì)
• 興趣 / 兴趣 (xìngqù)

 

Derived terms

• 低級趣味 / 低级趣味 (dījí qùwèi)
• 惡趣味 / 恶趣味 (èqùwèi)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (趣味):

• → Japanese: 趣(しゅ)味(み) (shumi)
• → Okinawan: 趣味(すみ) (sumi)
• → Korean: 취미(趣味) (chwimi)
• → Vietnamese: thú vị (趣味)

Adjective

趣味

1. (Southern Min) interesting

   • 伊二個人實在真趣味 [Hokkien, trad.]
     伊二个人实在真趣味 [Hokkien, simp.]

     From: 2009, 阿公阿嬷的故事, Dancing Queen, Alice Ong (王汶玲)

     i jī ê lâng si̍t-chāi chin chhù-bī [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]

     Both of them are truly quite interesting

   • 那猴又會穿衣衿/又會戴帽曉人因/真是趣味甚好看 [Teochew, trad.]
     那猴又会穿衣衿/又会戴帽晓人因/真是趣味甚好看 [Teochew, simp.]

     From: Late Qing/Early Republic, anonymous, 《新造本朝一世報》 book 3 page 6r

     na² gao⁵ iu⁶ oi⁶ cêng¹ i¹ kim¹ / iu⁶ oi⁶ di³ bho⁷ hiou² nang⁵ ing¹ / zing¹ si⁶ cu³ bhi⁷ sim⁶ ho² toin² [Peng'im]

     That monkey could dress up in a jacket / And wear a hat like a human / It was most interesting and good to watch

Synonyms

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• 咧斗 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 扎勁 (⁷tsaq-cin) (Shanghainese)
• 有味 (yǒuwèi)
• 有局 (Xiamen Hokkien, Quanzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 有意思 (yǒuyìsi)
• 有趣 (yǒuqù)
• 生趣 (Hakka)
• 逗 (dòu)

 

References

• “Entry #11458”, 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., 2024.

See also

• 趣事 (qùshì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
趣	味
しゅ Grade: S	み Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しゅみ [shúꜜmì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕɨmʲi]

Noun

趣(しゅ)味(み) • (shumi) 

1. a hobby (activity done for enjoyment in spare time)

   私(わたし)の趣(しゅ)味(み)は盆栽(ぼんさい)です。

   Watashi no shumi wa bonsai desu.

   My hobby is bonsai.

   • 2013 April 7 [2012 December 9], ONE with Murata, Yusuke, “１撃(げき)目(め)　一撃(げき) [1st Hit: One Hit]”, in [ONEPUNCH-MAN](【ワンパンマン】) [ONE-PUNCH MAN], 6th edition, volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, pages 17–19:

     何(なに)者(もの)だお前(まえ)は

     Nanimono da omae wa

     Who the hell are you?

     趣(しゅ)味(み)でヒーローをやっている者(もの)だ

     Shumi de hīrō o yatte iru mono da

     Just a guy who does hero stuff as a hobby

     なんだその適(てき)当(とう)な設(せっ)定(てい)は…

     Nan da sono tekitō na settei wa…

     What a half-ass setup…

2. one's taste (set of preferences)

   赤(あか)いセーターは私(わたし)の趣(しゅ)味(み)ではない。

   Akai sētā wa watashi no shumi de wa nai.

   Red sweaters are not my taste.

Korean

Hanja in this term
趣	味

Noun

趣味 • (chwimi) (hangeul 취미)

1. hanja form^? of 취미 (“hobby”)

Okinawan

Kanji in this term
趣	味
す Grade: S	み Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

Cognate with mainland Japanese 趣味 (shumi).

Noun

趣(す)味(み) (sumi) 

1. hobby
2. taste, preference

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
趣	味

Adjective

趣味

1. chữ Hán form of thú vị (“enjoyable; interesting”).