時代精神

See also: 时代精神

Chinese

		times; age; epoch times; age; epoch; era; period of time; period of time in one's life	spirit; soul; will spirit; soul; will; mind; mental state
trad. (時代精神)		時代	精神
simp. (时代精神)		时代	精神

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zeitgeist (“time-spirit”), possibly via Japanese.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shídài jīngshén

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shídài jīngshén
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄉㄞˋ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄕㄣˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shíhdài jingshén
    • Wade–Giles: shih²-tai⁴ ching¹-shên²
    • Yale: shŕ-dài jīng-shén
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyrday jingshern
    • Palladius: шидай цзиншэнь (šidaj czinšɛnʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/

Noun

時代精神

1. zeitgeist

Japanese

Kanji in this term
時	代	精	神
じ Grade: 2	だい Grade: 3	せい Grade: 5	しん Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
時代精神 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑida̠i se̞ːɕĩɴ]

Noun

時(じ)代(だい)精(せい)神(しん) • (jidai seishin) 

1. zeitgeist (the spirit of the age)

Korean

Hanja in this term
時	代	精	神

Noun

時代精神 • (sidaejeongsin) (hangeul 시대정신)

1. Hanja form^? of 시대정신 (“zeitgeist”).