彼此

Chinese

		that; those; (one) another)	this; these
trad. (彼此)		彼	此
simp. ^#(彼此)		彼	此

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǐcǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄧˇ ㄘˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): bei² ci²
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pí-chhṳ́
Northern Min (KCR): bǐ-chǔ
Eastern Min (BUC): bī-chṳ̄
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): pí-chhú / pí-chhír / pí-chhí

(Teochew, Peng'im): bi² ce²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bǐcǐ [Phonetic: bícǐ]
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄧˇ ㄘˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bǐcǐh
  - Wade–Giles: pi³-tzʻŭ³
  - Yale: bǐ-tsž
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: biitsyy
  - Palladius: бицы (bicy)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡sʰz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: bei² ci²
  - Yale: béi chí
  - Cantonese Pinyin: bei² tsi²
  - Guangdong Romanization: béi² qi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pei̯³⁵ t͡sʰiː³⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pí-chhṳ́
  - Hakka Romanization System: bi` cii`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: bi³ ci³
  - Sinological IPA: /pi³¹ t͡sʰɨ³¹/
Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: bǐ-chǔ
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi²¹ t͡sʰu²¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: bī-chṳ̄
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi³³⁻³⁵ ^(t͡sʰ-)ʒy³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pí-chhú
  - Tâi-lô: pí-tshú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pyzhuo
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /pi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁴¹/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /pi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pí-chhír
  - Tâi-lô: pí-tshír
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰɯ⁵⁵⁴/
- (Hokkien: Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pí-chhí
  - Tâi-lô: pí-tshí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pychie
  - IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /pi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰi⁵⁵⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: bi² ce²
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pí tshṳ́
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pi⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɯ⁵²⁻²¹/

Pronoun

彼此

each other; one another; you and I
彼此相愛／彼此相爱 ― bǐcǐ xiāng'ài ― to love one another

彼此兼容 ― bǐcǐ jiānróng ― to be compatible with each other

與人相處不應懷著自掃門前雪的心態，應當彼此關懷，互相幫助。 [MSC, trad.]
与人相处不应怀着自扫门前雪的心态，应当彼此关怀，互相帮助。 [MSC, simp.]
Yǔ rén xiāngchǔ bù yīng huái zhe zì sǎo ménqián xuě de xīntài, yīngdāng bǐcǐ guānhuái, hùxiāng bāngzhù. [Pinyin]
When relating to others, one should not have an attitude of merely worrying about one's own affairs — we should care for and help one another.
(humble, often reduplicated) used in replies to others' words of praise; you too

Derived terms

不分彼此 (bùfēnbǐcǐ)
彼此彼此 (bǐcǐ bǐcǐ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (彼此):

→ Japanese: 彼此(ひし) (hishi)
→ Korean: 피차(彼此) (picha)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
彼	此
あれ Grade: S	これ Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 彼此 – see the following entry.

【あれこれ】

[pronoun] this and that; all sorts of things

[adverb] this way and that way

Alternative spellings
彼れ此れ, 彼是, 彼れ是れ

(This term, 彼此, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

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