弓箭

Chinese

		a bow (weapon)	arrow
trad. (弓箭)		弓	箭
simp. #(弓箭)		弓	箭

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): gōngjiàn

  (Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гунҗян (gunži͡an, I-III)

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ zin³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiûng-chien
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keng-chìⁿ / kiong-chìⁿ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: gōngjiàn
    • Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: gongjiàn
    • Wade–Giles: kung¹-chien⁴
    • Yale: gūng-jyàn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongjiann
    • Palladius: гунцзянь (gunczjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гунҗян (gunži͡an, I-III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuŋ²⁴ t͡ɕiæ̃⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gung¹ zin³
    • Yale: gūng jin
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ dzin³
    • Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ jin³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːn³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiûng-chien
    • Hakka Romanization System: giung´ jien
    • Hagfa Pinyim: giung¹ jian⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ki̯uŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si̯en⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-chìⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: king-tsìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kengcvix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sĩ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sĩ²¹/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiong-chìⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: kiong-tsìnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: kiongcvix
    • IPA (Taipei): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sĩ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sĩ²¹/

Noun

弓箭

1. bow and arrow (Classifier: 副 m)

   • 軍馬亦是裸體跣足，右手執摽槍，左手執戰牌，别無所謂弓箭、砲石、甲胄之屬。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     军马亦是裸体跣足，右手执摽枪，左手执战牌，别无所谓弓箭、炮石、甲胄之属。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 1300, 周達觀 / 周达观 (Zhou Daguan), 《真臘風土記 / 真腊风土记》 (The Customs of Cambodia), translation by Peter Harris

     Jūnmǎ yì shì luǒtǐ xiǎnzú, yòushǒu zhí biào qiāng, zuǒshǒu zhí zhàn pái, bié wú suǒwèi gōngjiàn, pàoshí, jiǎzhòu zhī shǔ. [Pinyin]

     The soldiers, too, go naked and barefoot. In their right hand they carry a lance, and in their left hand a shield. They have nothing that could be called bows and arrows, trebuchets, body armor, helmets, or the like.

Synonyms

• (literary) 弓矢 (gōngshǐ)

Derived terms

• 弓箭手 (gōngjiànshǒu)
• 弓箭步 (gōngjiànbù)
• 開弓沒有回頭箭／开弓没有回头箭 (kāigōng méiyǒu huítóu jiàn)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (弓箭):

• → Japanese: 弓箭(きゅうせん) (kyūsen)
• → Korean: 궁전(弓箭) (gungjeon)