步武

步武

Chinese

		a step; a pace; walk a step; a pace; walk; march; stages in a process	martial; military
simp. and trad. (步武)		步	武

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bùwǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄨˋ ㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bou⁶ mou⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bùwǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄨˋ ㄨˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: buhwuu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bùwǔ
    • Wade–Giles: pu4-wu3
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: bou⁶ mou⁵
    • Yale: bouh móuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bou⁶ mou⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: bou⁶ mou⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pou̯²² mou̯¹³/

Noun

步武

1. (literary) very short distance

Verb

步武

1. (literary) to follow the example of; to take as one's model; to pattern after; to imitate

Synonyms

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Synonyms of 步武

仿效 (fǎngxiào) 仿照 (fǎngzhào) 仿行 (fǎngxíng) 取法 (qǔfǎ) 宗法 (zōngfǎ) 師匠／师匠 (shījiàng) (literary) 師法／师法 (shīfǎ) (literary) 憲法／宪法 (xiànfǎ) (Classical Chinese) 憲章／宪章 (xiànzhāng) (Classical Chinese)

效仿 (xiàofǎng) 效尤 (xiàoyóu) (literary, to mimic wrongdoing) 效法 (xiàofǎ) 模仿 (mófǎng) 法象 (fǎxiàng) (archaic) 範圍／范围 (fànwéi) (Classical Chinese) 觀象／观象 (guānxiàng) (literary) 遵法 (zūnfǎ) (literary)