現實

See also: 現実 and 现实

Chinese

	appear; present; now appear; present; now; existing; current	real; true; honest real; true; honest; really; solid
trad. (現實)	現	實
simp. (现实)	现	实
anagram	實現／实现

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xiànshí

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin⁶ sat⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hien-sṳ̍t / hian-sṳ̍t
Min Nan
(Hokkien, POJ): hiān-si̍t

(Teochew, Peng'im): hing⁷ sig⁸ / hiang⁷ sig⁸

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiànshí
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄕˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: siànshíh
  - Wade–Giles: hsien⁴-shih²
  - Yale: syàn-shŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiannshyr
  - Palladius: сяньши (sjanʹši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕjɛn⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    現實／现实
    現時／现时
    限時／限时
    霰石
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin⁶ sat⁶
  - Yale: yihn saht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin⁶ sat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin⁶ sed⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn²² sɐt̚²/
Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hien-sṳ̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: hien siid
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hian⁴ sid⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /hi̯en⁵⁵ sɨt̚⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hian-sṳ̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: hian siid
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hian⁴ sid⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /hi̯an⁵⁵ sɨt̚⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiān-si̍t
  - Tâi-lô: hiān-si̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiexnsit
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ ɕit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁴¹⁻²² ɕit̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ ɕit̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn³³⁻¹¹ ɕit̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn³³⁻²¹ ɕit̚⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: hing⁷ sig⁸ / hiang⁷ sig⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hīng si̍k / hiāng si̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiŋ¹¹ sik̚⁴/, /hiaŋ¹¹ sik̚⁴/

Noun

現實

reality
面對現實／面对现实 ― miànduì xiànshí ― to face reality

逃避現實／逃避现实 ― táobì xiànshí ― to run away from reality

Synonyms

(reality):

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實際情況／实际情况 (shíjì qíngkuàng)
真情 (zhēnqíng)
其實／其实 (qíshí) (literary)

實情／实情 (shíqíng)
實況／实况 (shíkuàng)
實際／实际 (shíjì)

Adjective

現實

realistic
pragmatic; utilitarian; materialistic; self-interested; money-oriented
- 呢間裝修公司好現實㗎，做乜都要計到盡。 [Cantonese, trad.]
  呢间装修公司好现实㗎，做乜都要计到尽。 [Cantonese, simp.]
  ni¹ gaan¹ zong¹ sau¹ gung¹ si¹ hou² jin⁶ sat⁶ gaa³, zou⁶ mat¹ dou¹ jiu³ gai³ dou³ zeon⁶. [Jyutping]
  All this renovation company cares about is their own benefit. They'll charge you for everything that they do.
- 這是現實的世界　吃雞偎雞　吃鵝偎鵝 [Teochew, trad.]
  这是现实的世界　吃鸡偎鸡　吃鹅偎鹅 [Teochew, simp.]
  From: 牛馬丁, 地塊涼地塊坐
  zê² si⁶ hiang⁷ sig⁸ di¹ si³ gai³, ziah⁸ goi¹ ua² goi¹, ziah⁸ gho⁵ ua² gho⁵ [Peng'im]
  This is a utilitarian world; those who eat chicken go near the chickens, and those who eat goose go near the geese.
(neologism, slang, humorous) real; hard-hitting

Derived terms

增強現實／增强现实 (zēngqiáng xiànshí)
批判現實主義／批判现实主义
現實主義／现实主义 (xiànshí zhǔyì)
現實政治／现实政治 (xiànshí zhèngzhì)

現實檢驗／现实检验 (xiànshí jiǎnyàn)
虛擬現實／虚拟现实 (xūnǐ xiànshí)
超現實／超现实 (chāoxiànshí)
超現實主義／超现实主义 (chāoxiànshízhǔyì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (現實):

→ Japanese: 現実(げんじつ) (genjitsu)
→ Korean: 현실(現實) (hyeonsil)
→ Vietnamese: hiện thực (現實)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
現	實
げん Grade: 5	じつ Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Noun

現(げん)實(じつ) • (genjitsu)

Kyūjitai form of 現実 (“reality”)

Korean

Hanja in this term
現	實

Noun

現實 • (hyeonsil) (hangeul 현실)

Hanja form^? of 현실 (“reality”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
現	實

Noun

現實

chữ Hán form of hiện thực (“reality”).

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