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

  (Hailu, HRS): hien^˖ shid^ˋ

• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): hiān-si̍t

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

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• 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): /ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 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. Neipu)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hian-sṳ̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: hian siid
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hian⁴ sid⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /hi̯an⁵⁵ sɨt̚⁵/
  • (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
    • Hakka Romanization System: hien^˖ shid^ˋ
    • Sinological IPA: /hien³³ ʃit²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiān-si̍t
    • Tâi-lô: hiān-si̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hiexnsit
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ sit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /hiɛn⁴¹⁻²² sit̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /hiɛn²²⁻²¹ sit̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn³³⁻¹¹ sit̚⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn³³⁻²¹ sit̚⁴/
  • (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

1. 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):

edit

• 其實 / 其实 (qíshí) (literary)
• 實情 / 实情 (shíqíng)
• 實況 / 实况 (shíkuàng)
• 實際 / 实际 (shíjì)
• 實際情況 / 实际情况 (shíjì qíngkuàng)
• 真情 (zhēnqíng)

Adjective

現實

1. realistic
2. 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.

3. (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

For pronunciation and definitions of 現實 – see the following entry.

【現実げんじつ】 [noun] reality

(This term, 現實, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
現	實

Noun

現實 • (hyeonsil) (hangeul 현실)

1. hanja form^? of 현실 (“reality”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
現	實

Noun

現實

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