方響

方響

See also: 方响

Chinese

		square; quadrilateral; place square; quadrilateral; place; region; direction; side; method; way; prescription; power; upright; just	to make a sound; to sound; to ring to make a sound; to sound; to ring; (a measure word for sound); loud
trad. (方響)		方	響
simp. (方响)		方	响

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fāngxiǎng

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fong¹ hoeng²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: fāngxiǎng
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄤ ㄒㄧㄤˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fangsheang
    • IPA ^(key): /fɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: fong¹ hoeng²
    • Yale: fōng héung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fong¹ hoeng²
    • Guangdong Romanization: fong¹ hêng²
    • IPA ^(key): /fɔːŋ⁵⁵ hœ̽ːŋ³⁵/

Noun

方響

1. (music) fangxiang, a metallophone formerly used in Chinese palace entertainment music

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (方響):

• → Japanese: 方 (ほう)響 (きょう) (hōkyō)
• → Korean: 방향 (方響, banghyang)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
方	響
ほう Grade: 2	きょう Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 方響 (pjang + xjang^X, literally “square + echo”).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ほーきょー [hòókyóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [ho̞ːkʲo̞ː]

Noun

方響 (hiragana ほうきょう, rōmaji hōkyō, historical hiragana はうきやう)

1. (music) hokyo, an instrument similar to the Chinese fangxiang

Synonyms

• 方 (ほう)磬 (けい) (hōkei)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN