顧客

See also: 顾客

Chinese

		look after; take into consideration; to attend to	customer; visitor; guest
trad. (顧客)		顧	客
simp. (顾客)		顾	客

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gùkè

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gu³ haak³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ku-hak

(Meixian, Guangdong): gu⁴ hag⁵
Jin (Wiktionary): gu³ kah⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): kò͘-kheh / kò͘-kheeh

(Teochew, Peng'im): gu³ kêh⁴
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵ku-khaq
Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): gu⁴ ke⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gùkè
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˋ ㄎㄜˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gùkè
  - Wade–Giles: ku⁴-kʻo⁴
  - Yale: gù-kè
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guhkeh
  - Palladius: гукэ (gukɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁵¹⁻⁵³ kʰɤ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gu³ haak³
  - Yale: gu haak
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gu³ haak⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: gu³ hag³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuː³³ haːk̚³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ku-hak
  - Hakka Romanization System: gu hag^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gu⁴ hag⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ku⁵⁵ hak̚²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: gu⁴ hag⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /ku⁵³⁻⁵⁵ hak̚¹/
Jin
- (Taiyuan)⁺
  - Wiktionary: gu³ kah⁴
  - Sinological IPA (old-style): /ku⁴⁵ kʰaʔ²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-kheh
  - Tâi-lô: kòo-kheh
  - Phofsit Daibuun: korqeq
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰeʔ³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kɔ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kʰeʔ⁵/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kɔ¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰeʔ³²/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kɔ²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰeʔ³²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kò͘-kheeh
  - Tâi-lô: kòo-kheeh
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kɔ²¹⁻⁵³ kʰɛʔ³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: gu³ kêh⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kù kheh
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹³⁻⁵⁵ kʰeʔ²/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁵ku-khaq
  - MiniDict: ku^去 khah
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²ku-khaq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ku³³ kʰaʔ⁴⁴/
Xiang
- (Changsha)
  - Wiktionary: gu⁴ ke⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku⁴⁵ kʰɤ̞²⁴/

Noun

顧客

customer; client
顧客粘性／顾客粘性 ― gùkè niánxìng ― customer engagement

目標顧客／目标顾客 ― mùbiāo gùkè ― target customer

Synonyms

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主客 (⁵tsy-khaq) (Wu, dated)
主顧 / 主顾 (zhǔgù)
客人 (kèrén)
客仔 (haak³ zai²) (Cantonese, dialectal Hakka)
客戶 / 客户 (kèhù)
消費者 / 消费者 (xiāofèizhě)
買客 / 买客 (Hakka, Xiamen Hokkien, dated in Wu)

Dialectal synonyms of 顧客 (“customer”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		顧客, 消費者
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	顧客, 買主兒
	Taiwan	客人
	Chengde	顧客, 買主兒, 主顧
	Chifeng	顧客, 買主
	Hulunbuir (Hailar)	顧客, 買主
	Heihe	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Qiqihar	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Harbin	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Jiamusi	顧客, 買主
	Baicheng	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Changchun	顧客
	Tonghua	主顧
	Shenyang	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Jinzhou	顧客, 主顧, 主道, 買主
	Singapore	顧客
Jilu Mandarin	Tianjin	顧客, 主戶
	Tangshan	顧客, 主顧
	Cangzhou	顧客, 買主兒, 主戶兒
	Baoding	顧客, 主顧
	Shijiazhuang	買主
	Lijin	主戶, 主顧
	Jinan	顧客, 主戶
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Dalian	顧客
	Dandong	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Yantai	主戶, 主顧
	Qingdao	主戶
	Zhucheng	顧客, 主戶兒
Central Plains Mandarin	Luoyang	買主兒
	Lingbao	買主
	Jining	顧客, 主戶兒
	Wanrong	買主
	Linfen	顧客, 買主
	Shangqiu	顧客, 買主
	Yuanyang	買主, 主顧
	Zhengzhou	顧客, 主顧
	Xinyang	顧客
	Baihe	顧客, 買主
	Xi'an	顧客, 買主, 顧主
	Baoji	顧客, 買主
	Tianshui	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Xining	顧客, 買主
	Xuzhou	顧客, 主顧
	Fuyang	顧客, 主顧
Lanyin Mandarin	Yinchuan	顧客, 買主
	Lanzhou	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Dunhuang	買主
	Hami	顧客, 買主
	Ürümqi	買主
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	買主
	Nanchong	顧客, 買主
	Dazhou	買主
	Hanyuan	顧客, 買主
	Xichang	顧客, 買主
	Zigong	買主
	Chongqing	買主兒
	Wuhan	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Yichang	顧客, 買主
	Xiangyang	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Tianmen	顧客, 買主, 東道
	Guiyang	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Zunyi	顧客, 主顧
	Bijie	顧客, 買主
	Liping	顧客
	Zhaotong	顧客
	Dali	老主顧
	Kunming	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Mengzi	買主
	Guilin	顧客, 買主
	Pingle	顧客, 客人
	Liuzhou	顧客
	Luzhai	顧客, 客人
	Nanning (Fujian)	顧客
	Nanning (Wuming)	顧客
	Hechi (Yizhou)	顧客, 客崽
	Luocheng (Dongmen)	客人
	Tianlin (Langping)	顧客
	Jishou	顧客
	Changde	顧客
	Hanzhong	顧客, 買主
Jianghuai Mandarin	Nanjing	顧客, 買主
	Yangzhou	顧客, 主顧
	Lianyungang	顧客, 主戶
	Lianshui	顧客
	Nantong	顧客, 主顧
	Anqing	顧客, 買主
	Wuhu	顧客, 主顧
	Hefei	顧客
	Hong'an	顧客, 買主, 主顧
Cantonese	Guangzhou	客仔
	Hong Kong	客, 客人, 客仔
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)	客仔
	Macau	客
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	客仔
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	顧客
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	客仔
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	客仔
	Foshan	客仔
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	客仔
	Foshan (Shunde)	顧客
	Foshan (Sanshui)	顧客
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	顧客
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	客
	Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)	客
	Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)	客
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	客仔
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	客仔
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	客
	Taishan	客
	Taishan (Guanghai)	客
	Kaiping (Chikan)	客
	Enping (Niujiang)	客
	Heshan (Yayao)	顧客
	Dongguan	顧客, 客仔, 客
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	顧客
	Wuzhou	客人
	Baise	顧客, 客仔
	Qinzhou	顧客
	Beihai	顧客
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô)	人客
	Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà)	客人
	Fangchenggang (Fangcheng)	人客
	Singapore (Guangfu)	客仔
	Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu)	客仔
	Móng Cái	顧客
Gan	Lichuan	主顧
Gan	Pingxiang	顧客, 買主, 顧主
Hakka	Meixian	顧客, 買客
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	人客
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	客仔
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	客仔
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	顧客
	Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)	顧客
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	人客
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	人客
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	人客
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	人客
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	人客
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	人客
Huizhou	Shexian	顧客, 主顧
Jin	Taiyuan	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Yangyuan	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Datong	顧客, 買主
	Xinzhou	顧客, 買主, 買客
	Lüliang (Lishi)	顧客, 買主
	Changzhi	顧客, 買主
	Linhe	主顧, 買主
	Jining	主顧
	Hohhot	顧客, 買主
	Erenhot	顧客
	Pingshan	買主兒
	Zhangjiakou	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Handan	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Linzhou	顧客, 買主, 主顧
	Suide	顧客
Jiuxing Yumin	Lanxi	客人
Southern Min	Xiamen	儂客, 主顧
	Quanzhou	儂客, 主顧
	Zhangzhou	儂客, 主顧
	Tainan	儂客
	Manila (Hokkien)	客儂, 客
	Chaozhou	儂客
	Shantou	儂客
	Jieyang	儂客, 肚囝 dated
	Pontianak (Teochew)	儂客
	Haikou	顧客
Puxian Min	Putian	儂客, 主客
	Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang)	客主阿
	Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu)	儂客
	Xianyou	買貨阿, 顧客, 儂客, 主客
	Xianyou (Fengting)	顧客
	Xianyou (Youyang)	顧客
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	人客
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Sanxiang)	客
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	顧客, 買主
Wu	Shanghai	顧客, 買客
	Danyang	顧客
	Hangzhou	顧客, 買主
	Ningbo	買主
	Wenzhou	買客, 主顧
	Jinhua	買主
Xiang	Changsha	顧客

Derived terms

客服 (kèfú)
老顧客 / 老顾客 (lǎogùkè)
顧客服務 / 顾客服务 (gùkè fúwù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
顧	客
こ Grade: S	きゃく Grade: 3
kan'on	goon

Kanji in this term
顧	客
こ Grade: S	かく Grade: 3
kan'on

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こきゃく [kòkyákú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) こかく [kòkákú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞kʲa̠kɯ̟]
IPA^(key): [ko̞ka̠kɯ̟]

Noun

顧(こ)客(きゃく) or 顧(こ)客(かく) • (kokyaku or kokaku)

regular customer; patron

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
顧	客

Noun

顧客 • (gogaek) (hangeul 고객)

hanja form^? of 고객

[DJR-1] 1.0 ^1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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