哲學

See also: 哲学

Chinese

philosophy; wise
 
learn; study; science
learn; study; science; ‑ology
trad. (哲學) 哲 學
simp. (哲学) 哲 学
Literally: “wisdom[-making] learning”.

Etymology

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 哲学(てつがく) (tetsugaku, “philosophy”)

(Internet slang) homosexual
From Japanese. From the practice of mistagging Billy Herrington videos as "philosophy" on Niconico Video.

Pronunciation


Noun

哲學

  1. philosophy
    科學技術哲學/科学技术哲学  ―  kēxuéjìshù zhéxué  ―  philosophy of science and technology
    馬克思主義哲學/马克思主义哲学  ―  mǎkèsīzhǔyì zhéxué  ―  Marxist philosophy
    哲學體系/哲学体系  ―  zhéxué tǐxì  ―  system of philosophy

Usage notes

Though both 哲理 (zhélǐ) and 哲學/哲学 (zhéxué) can both be translated as philosophy in English, the former emphasises philosophy as a system of thought, while the later emphasises philosophy as a field of study.

Derived terms

See also

Adjective

哲學

  1. (neologism, slang, ACG) homosexual
    alt. forms: 哲♂學/哲♂学

Japanese

Kanji in this term
哲 學
てつ
Grade: S
がく
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Noun

哲(てつ)學(がく) • (tetsugaku) 

  1. Kyūjitai form of 哲学: philosophy

Korean

Hanja in this term
哲學

Noun

哲學 • (cheolhak) (hangeul 철학)

  1. Hanja form? of 철학 (“philosophy”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
哲學

Noun

哲學

  1. chữ Hán form of triết học (“philosophy”).
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