超市

Chinese

		to exceed; overtake; surpass to exceed; overtake; surpass; transcend; ultra-; super-; to pass; to cross	market; city
simp. and trad. (超市)		超	市

Etymology

Short for 超級市場／超级市场 (chāojí shìchǎng).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chāoshì

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄠㄕˋ
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ciu¹ si⁵

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ciau¹ si⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhêu-sṳ
Eastern Min (BUC): chiĕu-chê
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhiau-chhī / chhiau-chhǐ

(Teochew, Peng'im): tiao³ ci⁶
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ¹tshau-zy

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chāoshì
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄠㄕˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chaoshìh
  - Wade–Giles: chʻao¹-shih⁴
  - Yale: chāu-shr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaushyh
  - Palladius: чаоши (čaoši)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ciu¹ si⁵
  - Yale: chīu síh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsiu¹ si⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: qiu¹ xi⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ siː¹³/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ciau¹ si⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiau³³ si²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhêu-sṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: ceu´ sii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ceu¹ si⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰeu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ sɨ⁵⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: chiĕu-chê
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰieu⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(t͡sʰ-)ʒɛi²⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiau-chhī
  - Tâi-lô: tshiau-tshī
  - Phofsit Daibuun: chiauchi
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiau⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi³³/
- (Hokkien: Hui'an)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhiau-chhǐ
  - Tâi-lô: tshiau-tshǐ
  - IPA (Hui'an): /t͡sʰiau³³ t͡sʰi²²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: tiao³ ci⁶
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: thiàu tshĭ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰiau²¹³⁻⁵⁵ t͡sʰi³⁵/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ¹tshau-zy
  - MiniDict: tshau^平 zy
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹tshau-zr
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /t͡sʰɔ⁵⁵ zz̩²¹/

Noun

超市

supermarket (Classifier: 家 m; 間／间 c)
他替我去了趟超市。 [MSC, trad. and simp.]
Tā tì wǒ qù le tàng chāoshì. [Pinyin]
He went to the supermarket for me.

我成日去呢間超市買水果。 [Cantonese, trad.]
我成日去呢间超市买水果。 [Cantonese, simp.]
ngo⁵ seng⁴ jat⁶ heoi³ ne¹ gaan¹ ciu¹ si⁵ maai⁵ seoi² gwo². [Jyutping]
I often go to this supermarket to buy fruits.

這附近敢有超市？ [Hokkien, trad.]
这附近敢有超市？ [Hokkien, simp.]
Che hù-kīn kám ū chhiau-chhī? [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
Is there a supermarket nearby?

Usage notes

On the Chinese mainland, often refers to what would be considered a grocery or corner store in English-speaking countries.

Synonyms

自選商場／自选商场 (zìxuǎn shāngchǎng)
超商 (chāoshāng)
超級市場／超级市场 (chāojí shìchǎng)

Derived terms

亞超／亚超 (yàchāo)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (超市):

→ Vietnamese: siêu thị (超市)

Others:

→ Zhuang: cauhsi

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
超	市

Noun

超市

chữ Hán form of siêu thị (“supermarket”).

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