舞妓

舞妓

Chinese

		to dance; to wield; to brandish	prostitute
simp. and trad. (舞妓)		舞	妓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ gei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: wǔjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuujih
    • IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁵ gei⁶
    • Yale: móuh geih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ gei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ géi⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ kei̯²²/

Noun

舞妓

1. maiko (apprentice geisha)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
舞	妓
まい Grade: S	Hyōgaiji
kun’yomi	Irregular

Compound of 舞 (mai, “dancing”) +‎ 子 (ko, “child”).

Alternative forms

• 舞子

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) まいこ [màíkó] (Heiban – [0])[1][2]
  • IPA^(key): [ma̠iko̞]

Noun

舞妓 (hiragana まいこ, rōmaji maiko, historical hiragana まひこ)

1. dancing girl, particularly a maiko

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
舞	妓
ぶ Grade: S	ぎ Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
  • (Tokyo) ぶ​ぎ [búꜜgì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɡʲi]

Noun

舞妓 (hiragana ぶぎ, rōmaji bugi)

1. female dancer

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN