"用事" meaning in Chinese

See 用事 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /jʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jʊŋ²² siː²²/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /jʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/, /jʊŋ²² siː²²/ Chinese transliterations: yòngshì [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jung⁶ si⁶ [Cantonese, Jyutping], yòngshì [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yòngshìh [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yung⁴-shih⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yùng-shr̀ [Mandarin, Yale], yonqshyh [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], юнши [Mandarin, Palladius], junši [Mandarin, Palladius], yuhng sih [Cantonese, Yale], jung⁶ si⁶ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yung⁶ xi⁶ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 用事
  1. (literary) to hold power Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-用事-zh-verb-~vLXk06w
  2. (literary) to use classical allusions in poetry and literature Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-用事-zh-verb-ng1VEQs6
  3. to manage affairs; to get things done
    Sense id: en-用事-zh-verb-hirbFxMN Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 5 42 53
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 意氣用事 (yìqìyòngshì), 意气用事 (yìqìyòngshì)

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  "derived": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "yìqìyòngshì",
      "word": "意氣用事"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "roman": "yìqìyòngshì",
      "word": "意气用事"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "用事",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to hold power"
      ],
      "id": "en-用事-zh-verb-~vLXk06w",
      "links": [
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) to hold power"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "to use classical allusions in poetry and literature"
      ],
      "id": "en-用事-zh-verb-ng1VEQs6",
      "links": [
        [
          "classical",
          "classical"
        ],
        [
          "allusion",
          "allusion"
        ],
        [
          "poetry",
          "poetry"
        ],
        [
          "literature",
          "literature"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) to use classical allusions in poetry and literature"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "5 42 53",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to manage affairs; to get things done"
      ],
      "id": "en-用事-zh-verb-hirbFxMN",
      "links": [
        [
          "manage",
          "manage"
        ],
        [
          "affair",
          "affair"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yòngshì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jung⁶ si⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yòngshì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yòngshìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yung⁴-shih⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùng-shr̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yonqshyh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "юнши"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "junši"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuhng sih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jung⁶ si⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yung⁶ xi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊŋ²² siː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊŋ²² siː²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "用事"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Chinese entries with incorrect language header",
    "Chinese lemmas",
    "Chinese terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Chinese verbs"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "roman": "yìqìyòngshì",
      "word": "意氣用事"
    },
    {
      "roman": "yìqìyòngshì",
      "word": "意气用事"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "用事",
      "name": "zh-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to hold power"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "hold",
          "hold"
        ],
        [
          "power",
          "power"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) to hold power"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Chinese literary terms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "to use classical allusions in poetry and literature"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "classical",
          "classical"
        ],
        [
          "allusion",
          "allusion"
        ],
        [
          "poetry",
          "poetry"
        ],
        [
          "literature",
          "literature"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(literary) to use classical allusions in poetry and literature"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "to manage affairs; to get things done"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "manage",
          "manage"
        ],
        [
          "affair",
          "affair"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yòngshì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄩㄥˋ ㄕˋ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jung⁶ si⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yòngshì"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yòngshìh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yung⁴-shih⁴"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùng-shr̀"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yonqshyh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "юнши"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "junši"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yuhng sih"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jung⁶ si⁶"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yung⁶ xi⁶"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊŋ²² siː²²/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jʊŋ²² siː²²/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "用事"
}

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