工廠

See also: 工厂

Chinese

		work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour	factory; yard; depot factory; yard; depot; workhouse; works; (industrial) plant
trad. (工廠)		工	廠
simp. (工厂)		工	厂

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): gōngchǎng

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄔㄤˇ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гунчон (gunčon, I-II)
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ cong²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kûng-chhóng
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kang-chhiúⁿ / kang-chhióⁿ / kang-chhiáuⁿ

(Teochew, Peng'im): gang¹ ciang²
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ¹kon-tshan₅ / ¹kon-tshan₃

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gōngchǎng
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄔㄤˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gongchǎng
  - Wade–Giles: kung¹-chʻang³
  - Yale: gūng-chǎng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongchaang
  - Palladius: гунчан (gunčan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    工場／工场
    工廠／工厂
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гунчон (gunčon, I-II)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuŋ²⁴ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ⁵¹/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung¹ cong²
  - Yale: gūng chóng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ tsong²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ cong²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰɔːŋ³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kûng-chhóng
  - Hakka Romanization System: gung^ˊ cong^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gung¹ cong³
  - Sinological IPA: /kuŋ²⁴ t͡sʰoŋ³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kang-chhiúⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kang-tshiúnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kangchviuo
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kaŋ³³ t͡sʰiũ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiũ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiũ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiũ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou, Tainan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kang-chhióⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kang-tshiónn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kangchvioir
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sʰiɔ̃⁵³/
  - IPA (Tainan): /kaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɔ̃⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kang-chhiáuⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kang-tshiáunn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kangchviao
  - IPA (Penang): /kaŋ³³⁻²¹ t͡sʰiãu⁴⁴⁵/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gang¹ ciang²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kang tshiáng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaŋ³³⁻²³ t͡sʰiaŋ⁵²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ¹kon-tshan₅
  - MiniDict: kon^平 tshan^去
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹kon-tshan₂
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /koŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰã²¹/
- (Northern: Jiaxing)
  - Wugniu: ¹kon-tshan₃
  - MiniDict: kon^平 tshan^上
  - Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /koŋ⁴⁴ t͡sʰã²¹/

Noun

工廠

(countable) factory; plant (Classifier: 家 m; 間／间 m c; 座 m; 個／个 m)
工廠女工／工厂女工 ― gōngchǎng nǚgōng ― female factory worker

這個條款只適用於中國國內工廠。 [MSC, trad.]
这个条款只适用于中国国内工厂。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhège tiáokuǎn zhǐ shìyòng yú Zhōngguó guónèi gōngchǎng. [Pinyin]
This clause only applies to domestic factories in China.

Synonyms

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廠子／厂子 (chǎngzi) (colloquial)
廠家／厂家 (chǎngjiā) (usually used by someone external to the factory)

Derived terms

兵工廠／兵工厂 (bīnggōngchǎng)
化工廠／化工厂 (huàgōngchǎng)
學歷工廠／学历工厂 (xuélì gōngchǎng)
文憑工廠／文凭工厂 (wénpíng gōngchǎng)
血汗工廠／血汗工厂 (xuèhàn gōngchǎng)
軍工廠／军工厂 (jūngōngchǎng)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (工廠):

→ Japanese: 工廠(こうしょう) (kōshō)
→ Korean: 공창(工廠) (gongchang)
→ Vietnamese: công xưởng (工廠)

References

“Entry #518”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2024.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
工	廠
こう Grade: 2	しょう Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こーしょー [kòóshóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɕo̞ː]

Noun

工(こう)廠(しょう) • (kōshō) ^{←こうしやう (kousyau)^?}

(military, historical) arsenal

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
工	廠

Adjective

工廠

chữ Hán form of công xưởng (“factory, workshop”).

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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