武器

武器

Chinese

		martial; military	device; tool; utensil
trad. (武器)		武	器
simp. #(武器)		武	器

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ hei³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vú-hi
• Min Dong (BUC): ū-kí
• Min Nan

  (Hokkien, POJ): bú-khì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bhu² ki³

• Wu (Wiktionary): vu qi (T3)

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔcì
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: wǔ-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuchih
    • Palladius: уци (uci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁵ hei³
    • Yale: móuh hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ hei̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vú-hi
    • Hakka Romanization System: vu` hi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: vu³ hi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /vu³¹ hi⁵⁵/
• Min Dong
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ū-kí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(kʰ-)ɛi²¹³/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-khì
    • Tâi-lô: bú-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bw'qix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: bhu² ki³
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bú khì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /bu⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi²¹³/
• Wu
  • (Shanghainese)
    • Wiktionary: vu qi (T3)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /v̥v̩ʷ²² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: /mɨo^X  kʰˠiɪ^H/

Rime
Character	武	器
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	脂 (17)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	文甫切	去冀切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mɨoX/	/kʰˠiɪH/
Pan Wuyun	/mioX/	/kʰᵚiH/
Shao Rongfen	/mioX/	/kʰiɪH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muə̆X/	/kʰjiH/
Li Rong	/mioX/	/kʰjiH/
Wang Li	/mĭuX/	/kʰiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/mi̯uX/	/kʰiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wǔ	qì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mou5	hei3

Noun

武器

1. weapon; arms
2. (figurative) weapon (means of gaining an advantage over someone or something)

   思想武器  ―  sīxiǎng wǔqì  ―  ideological weapon

Synonyms

• (weapon):

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Synonyms of 武器

兵刃 (bīngrèn) (literary, figuratively) 兵器 (bīngqì) 兵戈 (bīnggē) (literary) 兵戎 (bīngróng) (literary) 器械 (qìxiè) 火器 (huǒqì) (firearm)

凶器 (xiōngqì) (archaic) 戰具／战具 (zhànjù) (literary) 槍支／枪支 (qiāngzhī) (firearm) 槍械／枪械 (qiāngxiè) (firearm) 火槍／火枪 (huǒqiāng) (firearm)

Derived terms

原子武器 (yuánzǐ wǔqì) 放射性武器 (fàngshèxìng wǔqì) 核武器 (héwǔqì)

生物武器 (shēngwù wǔqì) 化學武器／化学武器 (huàxué wǔqì) 大規模殺傷性武器／大规模杀伤性武器 (dàguīmó shāshāngxìng wǔqì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (武器):

• → Japanese: 武器(ぶき) (buki)
• → Korean: 무기(武器) (mugi)
• → Vietnamese: vũ khí (武器)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
武	器
ぶ Grade: 5	き Grade: 4
kan’on

Alternative spelling
武器 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 武器 (MC mɨo^X kʰˠiɪ^H).

Pronunciation

• On’yomi: Kan’on
• (Tokyo) ぶ​き [búꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝkʲi]

• • Homophones: 不器, 無器, 舞姫

Noun

武(ぶ)器(き) • (buki) 

1. (weaponry) weapon, arms
   • 1999 March 1, “格(かく)闘(とう)戦(せん)士(し)アルティメーター [Combat Warrior Ultimator]”, in Booster 1, Konami:

     武(ぶ)器(き)をいっさい使(つか)わず、素(す)手(で)で戦(たたか)いぬく格(かく)闘(とう)戦(せん)士(し)。

     Buki o issai tsukawazu, sude de tatakainuku kakutō senshi.

     A combat warrior who fights with his bare hands, without ever using any weapon whatsoever.

   • 2004 July 7, Watsuki, Nobuhiro, “第(だい)26(にじゅうろく)話(わ)　トレーニング・デイ [Chapter 26: Training Day]”, in 武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン) [Armed Alchemy], volume 3, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 161:

     拳(けん)銃(じゅう)は最(さい)後(ご)の武(ぶ)器(き)！銃(じゅう)口(こう)を人(ひと)に向(む)けてはダメ！

     Kenjū wa saigo no buki! Jūkō o hito ni mukete wa dame!

     Handguns are weapons of last resort! Do not casually point muzzles at people!

   • 2012 October 5, “オーガの脱(だつ)獄(ごく)者(しゃ) [Ogre Jailbreaker]”, in ラヴニカへの回帰 [Return to Ravnica], Wizards of the Coast:

     鎖(くさり)を武(ぶ)器(き)として使(つか)うという発(はっ)想(そう)に至(いた)るまでに三(さん)年(ねん)を要(よう)した。だがこれに気(き)付(づ)いた彼(かれ)は、無(む)駄(だ)にした年(とし)月(つき)分(ぶん)を取(と)り返(かえ)した。

     Kusari o buki toshite tsukau to iu hassō ni itaru made ni sannen o yōshita. Daga kore ni kizuita kare wa, muda ni shita toshitsukibun o torikaeshita.

     It took three years for it to occur to him to use the chain as a weapon. But once it did, he made up for lost time.

2. (figurative) weapon

   弁(べん)舌(ぜつ)を武(ぶ)器(き)にする

   benzetsu o buki ni suru

   to use speech as a weapon

Synonyms

• (arms): 兵(つわもの) (tsuwamono), 兵(へい)器(き) (heiki)

Derived terms

• 武(ぶ)器(き)術(じゅつ) (bukijutsu)
• 隠(かく)し武(ぶ)器(き) (kakushibuki)

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Korean

Hanja in this term
武	器

Noun

武器 • (mugi) (hangeul 무기)

1. Hanja form^? of 무기 (“weapon; arms”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
武	器

Noun

武器

1. chữ Hán form of vũ khí (“weapon; arms”).