武夫

武夫

Chinese

		martial; military	husband; man
simp. and trad. (武夫)		武	夫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔfū

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄈㄨ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ fu¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wǔfū
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄈㄨ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuufu
    • IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fu⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁵ fu¹
    • Yale: móuh fū
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ fu¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ fu¹
    • IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ fuː⁵⁵/

Noun

武夫

1. (literary) warrior
2. (literary) soldier

Synonyms

• (soldier):

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Synonyms of 武夫

兵仔 (Min Nan, Hakka) 兵卒 (bīngzú) 兵士 (bīngshì) 兵跤仔 (Min Nan, dated) 士兵 (shìbīng) 士卒 (shìzú) (archaic) 大兵 (dàbīng) (dated, sometimes derogatory) 師徒／师徒 (shītú) (Classical Chinese)

戰士／战士 (zhànshì) 武人 (wǔrén) 武士 (wǔshì) 武夫 (wǔfū) (literary) 營兵／营兵 (Min Nan, dated) 甲士 (jiǎshì) (archaic) 軍人／军人 (jūnrén)

Derived terms

赳赳武夫 (jiūjiūwǔfū)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
武	夫
たけ Grade: 5	お Grade: 4
kun’yomi	nanori

Proper noun

武夫 (hiragana たけお, rōmaji Takeo)

1. A male given name