故事

Chinese

		happening; instance; reason happening; instance; reason; cause; deceased; old	matter; thing; item matter; thing; item; work; affair
simp. and trad. (故事)		故	事
anagram		事故

Pronunciation 1

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gùshi, gùshì

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄕ, ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ si⁶
Gan (Wiktionary): 'gu⁴ si⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ku-sṳ
Jin (Wiktionary): gu³ si²
Northern Min (KCR): gu̿-si̿
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kò͘-sū / kò͘-sīr / kò͘-sī

(Teochew, Peng'im): gu⁷ se⁷
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ku-zy

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland, variant in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gùshi
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ˙ㄕ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gùshi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: ku⁴-shih⁵
  - Yale: gù-shr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guh.shy
  - Palladius: гуши (guši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹ ʂʐ̩¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Taiwan)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gùshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gùshìh
  - Wade–Giles: ku⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: gù-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhshyh
  - Palladius: гуши (guši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu³ si⁶
  - Yale: gu sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu³ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ siː²²/
Gan
- (Nanchang)
  - Wiktionary: 'gu⁴ si⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˈku³⁵ sz̩¹¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ku-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: gu sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gu⁴ si⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ku⁵⁵ sɨ⁵⁵/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: gu³ si²
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ku⁴⁵ sz̩⁵³/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: gu̿-si̿
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku³³ si³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-sū
  - Tâi-lô: kòo-sū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: korsu
  - IPA (Philippines): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ su⁴¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ su³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ su³³/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ su²²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-sīr
  - Tâi-lô: kòo-sīr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɯ⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-sī
  - Tâi-lô: kòo-sī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: korsi
  - IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ si⁴¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gu⁷ se⁷
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kū sṳ̄
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku¹¹ sɯ¹¹/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵ku-zy
  - MiniDict: ku^去 zy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ku-zr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ku³³ zz̩⁴⁴/

Noun

故事

story (sequence of real or fictional events, or an account of such a sequence); tale; narrative; plot
愛情故事／爱情故事 ― àiqíng gùshi ― love story

一個悲傷的故事／一个悲伤的故事 ― yīge bēishāng de gùshi ― a sad story

講故事／讲故事 ― jiǎng gùshi ― to tell a story

背後的故事／背后的故事 ― bèihòu de gùshi ― the story behind it

歷史故事／历史故事 ― lìshǐ gùshi ― stories from history

鬼故事 ― guǐgùshi ― ghost story

作者不明的故事 ― zuòzhě bùmíng de gùshì ― a story of unknown authorship

Synonyms

情節／情节 (qíngjié)
(in Japanese contexts) 物語／物语 (wùyǔ)
(Cantonese) 古仔
(Jin) 瞎話／瞎话

Derived terms

故事書／故事书 (gùshishū)
故事片
框架故事 (kuàngjià gùshì)
民間故事／民间故事 (mínjiān gùshi)
用戶故事／用户故事 (yònghù gùshi)
警世故事 (jǐngshì gùshì)
鬼故事

Related terms

小說／小说 (xiǎoshuō)

Pronunciation 2

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gùshì

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ si⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gùshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gùshìh
  - Wade–Giles: ku⁴-shih⁴
  - Yale: gù-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhshyh
  - Palladius: гуши (guši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu³ si⁶
  - Yale: gu sih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ si⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu³ xi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ siː²²/

Middle Chinese: kuH dzriH

Rime
Character	故	事
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	崇 (20)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	古暮切	鉏吏切
Baxter	kuH	dzriH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kuo^H/	/d͡ʒɨ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/kuo^H/	/ɖ͡ʐɨ^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ko^H/	/d͡ʒie^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɔ^H/	/ɖ͡ʐɨ^H/
Li Rong	/ko^H/	/d͡ʒiə^H/
Wang Li	/ku^H/	/d͡ʒĭə^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kuo^H/	/ɖ͡ʐʱi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	gù	zhì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	gu³	zi⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*kˤaʔ-s [m-s-]rəʔ-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*kaːs zrɯs/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	故	事
Reading #	2/2	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	gù	shì
Middle Chinese	‹ ku^H ›	‹ dzri^H ›
Old Chinese	/*kˁaʔ-s/	/*[m-s-]rəʔ-s/
English	old (not new)	serve; service, affair
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	故	事
Reading #	1/1	2/2
No.	4228	11486
Phonetic component	古	史
Rime group	魚	之
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	顧	事
Old Chinese	/*kaːs/	/*zrɯs/
Notes		史吏轉註字

Noun

故事

(archaic) old matter
- 知農不離其故事，則草必墾矣。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  知农不离其故事，则草必垦矣。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Book of Lord Shang, circa 3^rd century BCE
  Zhì nóng bù lí qí gùshì, zé cǎo bì kěn yǐ. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
- 余所謂述故事，整齊其世傳，非所謂作也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  余所谓述故事，整齐其世传，非所谓作也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE
  Yú suǒwèi shù gùshì, zhěngqí qí shìchuán, fēi suǒwèi zuò yě. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(archaic) old practice or system; well-established convention or routine
- 宣帝循武帝故事，招名儒俊材置左右。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
  From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE
  Xuāndì xún Wǔdì gùshì, zhāo míngrú jùncái zhì zuǒyòu. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(archaic) accident

Synonyms

(accident):

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不幸事件 (bùxìng shìjiàn)
不測／不测 (bùcè)
事故 (shìgù)
失閃／失闪 (shīshǎn)
好歹 (hǎodǎi)
岔子 (chàzi)
差池
差錯／差错 (chācuò)
意外 (yìwài)
緣故／缘故 (yuángù) (archaic)
變故／变故 (biàngù)
長短／长短 (chángduǎn)
閃失／闪失 (shǎnshī)

Japanese

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故事

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Kanji in this term
故	事
こ Grade: 5	じ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Homophones: 誇示, 孤児, 固持, 固辞, 古字

Noun

故(こ)事(じ) • (koji)

historical fact (mostly related to tradition), historical event
folklore

References

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.