比賽

See also: 比赛

Chinese

		side by side; compare; to gesture side by side; compare; to gesture; than; ratio	to compete; competition; match
trad. (比賽)		比	賽
simp. (比赛)		比	赛

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): bǐsài

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ㄙㄞˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): бисэ (bise, II-III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei² coi³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pí-soi
Min Dong (BUC): bī-suói
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): pí-sài / píⁿ-sài

(Teochew, Peng'im): bi² sai³
Wu (Wiktionary): ²pi-se

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǐsài
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄙㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǐsài
  - Wade–Giles: pi³-sai⁴
  - Yale: bǐ-sài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biisay
  - Palladius: бисай (bisaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ saɪ̯⁵¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: бисэ (bise, II-III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵¹ sɛ⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bei² coi³
  - Yale: béi choi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei² tsoi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: béi² coi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯³⁵ t͡sʰɔːi̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pí-soi
  - Hakka Romanization System: bi` soi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bi³ soi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /pi³¹ soi̯⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: bī-suói
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(s-)lui²¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pí-sài
  - Tâi-lô: pí-sài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pysaix
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ sai²¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ sai⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ sai¹¹/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: píⁿ-sài
  - Tâi-lô: pínn-sài
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pvysaix
  - IPA (Penang): /pĩ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ sai²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bi² sai³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pí sài
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵²⁻³⁵ sai²¹³/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: ²pi-se
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi³³ se̞⁴⁴/

Verb

比賽

to compete; to have a match

Synonyms

比試／比试 (bǐshì)
較量／较量 (jiàoliàng)
競賽／竞赛 (jìngsài)
周旋 (zhōuxuán)

Noun

比賽

match; competition; tournament (Classifier: 場／场; 次; 局 m)
舞蹈比賽／舞蹈比赛 ― wǔdǎo bǐsài ― dance competition

比賽場館／比赛场馆 ― bǐsài chǎngguǎn ― competition venue

他們在比賽中始終佔優。 [MSC, trad.]
他们在比赛中始终占优。 [MSC, simp.]
Tāmen zài bǐsài zhōng shǐzhōng zhànyōu. [Pinyin]
They were on top throughout the match.

我參加了跑步比賽，我的腿很疼。 [MSC, trad.]
我参加了跑步比赛，我的腿很疼。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒ cānjiā le pǎobù bǐsài, wǒ de tuǐ hěn téng. [Pinyin]
My legs are sore from participating in a running competition.

Usage notes

For competition in a general sense, use 競爭／竞争 (jìngzhēng).

Synonyms

競賽／竞赛 (jìngsài)