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
• Eastern Min (BUC): ū-kí
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): bú-khì

  (Teochew, Peng'im): bhu² ki³

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶vu-chi

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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): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • 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/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: ū-kí
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(kʰ-)ɛi²¹³/
• Southern Min
  • (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
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶vu-chi
    • MiniDict: vu^去 chi
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³vu-qi
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vu²² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

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• Middle Chinese: mjuX khijH

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
Baxter	mjuX	khijH
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):

• 兵刃 (bīngrèn) (literary, figuratively)
• 兵器 (bīngqì)
• 兵戈 (bīnggē) (literary)
• 兵戎 (bīngróng) (literary)
• 凶器 (xiōngqì) (archaic)
• 器械 (qìxiè)
• 戰具／战具 (zhànjù) (literary)
• 槍支／枪支 (qiāngzhī) (firearm)
• 槍械／枪械 (qiāngxiè) (firearm)
• 火器 (huǒqì) (firearm)
• 火槍／火枪 (huǒqiāng) (firearm)

 

Derived terms

• 化學武器／化学武器 (huàxué wǔqì)
• 原子武器 (yuánzǐ wǔqì)
• 大規模殺傷性武器／大规模杀伤性武器 (dàguīmó shāshāngxìng wǔqì)
• 常規武器／常规武器 (chángguī wǔqì)
• 放射性武器 (fàngshèxìng wǔqì)
• 核武器 (héwǔqì)
• 生物武器 (shēngwù wǔqì)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (武器):

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

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 mjuX khijH).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶき [búꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟kʲi]

• Homophones: 不器, 無器, 舞姫

Noun

武(ぶ)器(き) • (buki) 

1. (weaponry) weapon, arms

   Synonyms: つわもの (tsuwamono), 兵器 (heiki)

   • 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, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “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

Derived terms

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
武	器

Noun

武器 • (mugi) (hangeul 무기)

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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
武	器

Noun

武器

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