宣布

See also: 宣佈

Chinese

		to declare (publicly); to announce	to declare; to announce; to spread to declare; to announce; to spread; to make known; spread; (cotton) cloth
trad. (宣布/宣佈)		宣	布/佈
simp. (宣布)		宣	布

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xuānbù

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄢㄅㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syun¹ bou³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): siên-pu

(Hailu, HRS): sien^ˋ bu^ˇ
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): soan-pò͘

(Teochew, Peng'im): suang¹ bu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xuānbù
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢㄅㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syuanbù
  - Wade–Giles: hsüan¹-pu⁴
  - Yale: sywān-bù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiuanbuh
  - Palladius: сюаньбу (sjuanʹbu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕy̯ɛn⁵⁵ pu⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
    ^edit
    宣佈 / 宣布
    宣布
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: syun¹ bou³
  - Yale: syūn bou
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syn¹ bou³
  - Guangdong Romanization: xun¹ bou³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /syːn⁵⁵ pou̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: siên-pu
  - Hakka Romanization System: xien^ˊ bu
  - Hagfa Pinyim: xian¹ bu⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /si̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ pu⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: sien^ˋ bu^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /sien⁵³ pu¹¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: soan-pò͘
  - Tâi-lô: suan-pòo
  - Phofsit Daibuun: soanpox
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /suan⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /suan³³ pɔ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /suan⁴⁴⁻²² pɔ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /suan⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /suan⁴⁴⁻³³ pɔ²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: suang¹ bu³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: suang pù
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /suaŋ³³⁻²³ pu²¹³/

Verb

宣布

to declare; to proclaim; to announce
宣布獨立／宣布独立 ― xuānbù dúlì ― to declare independence

我們有一個好消息要向大家宣布。 [MSC, trad.]
我们有一个好消息要向大家宣布。 [MSC, simp.]
Wǒmen yǒu yīge hǎo xiāoxi yào xiàng dàjiā xuānbù. [Pinyin]
We have good news to announce to everyone.

政府明確宣布了降稅的意圖。 [MSC, trad.]
政府明确宣布了降税的意图。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhèngfǔ míngquè xuānbù le jiàng shuì de yìtú. [Pinyin]
The government has expressly declared a plan to lower taxes.

美國北佛羅里達大學宣布關閉孔子學院。 [MSC, trad.]
美国北佛罗里达大学宣布关闭孔子学院。 [MSC, simp.]
Měiguó Běi Fóluólǐdá Dàxué xuānbù guānbì Kǒngzǐ Xuéyuàn. [Pinyin]
The University of North Florida, United States, announces the closure of the Confucius Institute.

Synonyms

佈告 / 布告 (bùgào) (literary)
公告 (gōnggào)
公布 (gōngbù)
告知 (gàozhī)
告示 (gàoshì) (literary)
報信 / 报信 (bàoxìn)
奉告 (fènggào)
宣告 (xuāngào)
宣明 (xuānmíng)
懸 / 悬 (xuán) (literary, or in compounds)
打招呼 (dǎ zhāohū)
拍招呼 (Hokkien)
披露 (pīlù)
揭曉 / 揭晓 (jiēxiǎo)
揭示 (jiēshì)
曉諭 / 晓谕 (xiǎoyù) (literary)
發布 / 发布 (fābù)
通告 (tōnggào)
通知 (tōngzhī)
頒布 / 颁布 (bānbù)
頒發 / 颁发 (bānfā)
頒降 / 颁降 (bānjiàng) (literary)

References

羅竹風 [Luo, Zhufeng], editor (1986–1994), “宣布”, in 漢語大詞典 [Hanyu Da Cidian] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →ISBN
“宣布”, in 重編國語辭典修訂本 [Revised Mandarin Chinese Dictionary] (in Chinese), National Academy for Educational Research (Taiwan), 2021.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
宣	布
せん Grade: 6	ふ > ぷ Grade: 5
on'yomi

Noun

宣(せん)布(ぷ) • (senpu)

Verb

宣(せん)布(ぷ)する • (senpu suru) suru (stem 宣(せん)布(ぷ)し (senpu shi), past 宣(せん)布(ぷ)した (senpu shita))

Conjugation

Conjugation of "宣布する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	宣布し	せんぷし	senpu shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	宣布し	せんぷし	senpu shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	宣布する	せんぷする	senpu suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	宣布する	せんぷする	senpu suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	宣布すれ	せんぷすれ	senpu sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	宣布せよ¹ 宣布しろ²	せんぷせよ¹ せんぷしろ²	senpu seyo¹ senpu shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	宣布される	せんぷされる	senpu sareru
Causative	宣布させる宣布さす	せんぷさせるせんぷさす	senpu saseru senpu sasu
Potential	宣布できる	せんぷできる	senpu dekiru
Volitional	宣布しよう	せんぷしよう	senpu shiyō
Negative	宣布しない	せんぷしない	senpu shinai
Negative continuative	宣布せず	せんぷせず	senpu sezu
Formal	宣布します	せんぷします	senpu shimasu
Perfective	宣布した	せんぷした	senpu shita
Conjunctive	宣布して	せんぷして	senpu shite
Hypothetical conditional	宣布すれば	せんぷすれば	senpu sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

References

“宣布”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
宣	布

Noun

宣布 • (seonpo) (hangeul 선포)

hanja form^? of 선포

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
宣	布

Noun

宣布

chữ Hán form of tuyên bố (“announcement; declaration”)