契約

See also: 契约

Chinese

		contract	appointment; agreement; to arrange appointment; agreement; to arrange; to restrict; approximately; weigh
trad. (契約)		契	約
simp. (契约)		契	约

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qìyuē

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˋ ㄩㄝ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kai³ joek³
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): khie-yok

  (Meixian, Guangdong): kê⁴ yog⁵

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khòe-iok / khè-iak / khè-iok

  (Teochew, Peng'im): koi³ ioh⁴

• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁵chi-iaq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qìyuē
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄩㄝ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cìyue
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi⁴-yüeh¹
    • Yale: chì-ywē
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihiue
    • Palladius: циюэ (cijue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ɥɛ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: kai³ joek³
    • Yale: kai yeuk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: kai³ joek⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: kei³ yêg³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɐi̯³³ jœːk̚³/
• Hakka
  • (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khie-yok
    • Hakka Romanization System: kie iog`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kie<sup>4</sup> yog<sup>5</sup>
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯e⁵⁵ i̯ok̚²/
  • (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: khie-yok
    • Hakka Romanization System: kie (r)iog`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: kie⁴ yog⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰi̯e⁵⁵ (j)i̯ok̚²/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: kê⁴ yog⁵
    • Sinological IPA: /kʰe⁵³⁻⁵⁵ iɔk̚¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Taipei)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khòe-iok
    • Tâi-lô: khuè-iok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qoea'iog
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰue⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ iɔk̚⁵/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kʰue¹¹⁻⁵³ iɔk̚³²/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰue²¹⁻⁵³ iɔk̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Yilan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khè-iak
    • Tâi-lô: khè-iak
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qea'iag
    • IPA (Yilan): /kʰe²¹⁻⁵³ iak̚²/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰe²¹⁻⁵³ iak̚³²/
  • (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khè-iok
    • Tâi-lô: khè-iok
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qea'iog
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰe²¹⁻⁴¹ iɔk̚³²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: koi³ ioh⁴
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khòi ioh
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰoi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ ioʔ²/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵chi-iaq
    • MiniDict: chi^去 iah
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²qi-iaq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡ɕʰi³³ iaʔ⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: khejH 'jak

Rime
Character	契	約
Reading #	1/3	2/2
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	影 (34)
Final (韻)	齊 (39)	藥 (107)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	IV	III
Fanqie	苦計切	於略切
Baxter	khejH	'jak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰeiH/	/ʔɨɐk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰeiH/	/ʔiɐk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰɛiH/	/ʔiɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰɛjH/	/ʔɨak̚/
Li Rong	/kʰeiH/	/ʔiak̚/
Wang Li	/kʰieiH/	/ĭak̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰieiH/	/ʔi̯ak̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qì	yue
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hai3	joek3

Noun

契約

1. contract; deed; agreement

   訂立契約／订立契约  ―  dìnglì qìyuē  ―  to conclude a contract

   契約精神／契约精神  ―  qìyuē jīngshén  ―  spirit of contract

   雙方經合意變更原契約內容。 [MSC, trad.]
   双方经合意变更原契约内容。 [MSC, simp.]

   Shuāngfāng jīng héyì biàngēng yuán qìyuē nèiróng. [Pinyin]

   Both parties agree to change the content of the original contract.

   • 契約既固，未旬，綜果降。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
     契约既固，未旬，综果降。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]

     From: Wei Shou, Book of Wei, 551 – 554 CE

     Qìyuē jì gù, wèi xún, Zōng guǒ xiáng. [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

• 公約／公约 (gōngyuē)
• 券書／券书 (quànshū) (literary)
• 協定／协定 (xiédìng)
• 協議／协议 (xiéyì)
• 協議書／协议书 (xiéyìshū)
• 合同
• 合約／合约 (héyuē)
• 契字 (Hokkien)
• 契約書／契约书 (qìyuēshū)
• 字契 (Quanzhou Hokkien, Xiamen Hokkien)
• 條約／条约 (tiáoyuē)

 

Derived terms

• 主契約／主契约
• 勞動契約／劳动契约
• 單務契約／单务契约
• 契約書／契约书 (qìyuēshū)
• 契約說／契约说
• 契約農業／契约农业
• 定型化契約／定型化契约
• 定型化契約條款／定型化契约条款
• 工作契約／工作契约
• 承攬契約／承揽契约
• 有償契約／有偿契约
• 有名契約／有名契约
• 無償契約／无偿契约
• 社會契約／社会契约
• 租賃契約／租赁契约
• 隨意契約／随意契约
• 雙務契約／双务契约

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (契約):

• → Japanese: 契約(けいやく) (keiyaku)
• → Korean: 계약(契約) (gyeyak)
• → Vietnamese: khế ước (契約)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
契	約
けい Grade: S	やく Grade: 4
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) けーやく [kèéyákú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ke̞ːja̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

契(けい)約(やく) • (keiyaku) 

1. contract, agreement

Derived terms

• 社(しゃ)会(かい)契(けい)約(やく) (shakai keiyaku, “social contract”)

Verb

契(けい)約(やく)する • (keiyaku suru) suru (stem 契(けい)約(やく)し (keiyaku shi), past 契(けい)約(やく)した (keiyaku shita))

1. to enter into a contract

Conjugation

Conjugation of "契約する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	契約し	けいやくし	keiyaku shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	契約し	けいやくし	keiyaku shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	契約する	けいやくする	keiyaku suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	契約する	けいやくする	keiyaku suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	契約すれ	けいやくすれ	keiyaku sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	契約せよ¹ 契約しろ²	けいやくせよ¹ けいやくしろ²	keiyaku seyo¹ keiyaku shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	契約される	けいやくされる	keiyaku sareru
Causative	契約させる 契約さす	けいやくさせる けいやくさす	keiyaku saseru keiyaku sasu
Potential	契約できる	けいやくできる	keiyaku dekiru
Volitional	契約しよう	けいやくしよう	keiyaku shiyō
Negative	契約しない	けいやくしない	keiyaku shinai
Negative continuative	契約せず	けいやくせず	keiyaku sezu
Formal	契約します	けいやくします	keiyaku shimasu
Perfective	契約した	けいやくした	keiyaku shita
Conjunctive	契約して	けいやくして	keiyaku shite
Hypothetical conditional	契約すれば	けいやくすれば	keiyaku sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
契	約

Noun

契約 • (gyeyak) (hangeul 계약)

1. Hanja form^? of 계약 (“contract”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
契	約

Noun

契約

1. chữ Hán form of khế ước (“contract”).