摩羯

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (摩羯)		摩	羯
simp. ^#(摩羯)		摩	羯

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मकर (makara).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mójié

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mo¹ kit³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mô͘-kiat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mójié
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mójié
  - Wade–Giles: mo²-chieh²
  - Yale: mwó-jyé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mojye
  - Palladius: моцзе (mocze)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mo¹ kit³
  - Yale: mō kit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mo¹ kit⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: mo¹ kid³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː⁵⁵ kʰiːt̚³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-kiat
  - Tâi-lô: môo-kiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: mo'kiad
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /mɔ̃²³⁻³³ kiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɛt̚³²/

Middle Chinese: ma|maH kjot

Rime
Character	摩	摩	羯
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	明 (4)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	戈 (95)	戈 (95)	月 (67)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	I	III
Fanqie	莫婆切	摸卧切	居謁切
Baxter	ma	maH	kjot
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/muɑ/	/muɑ^H/	/kɨɐt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/muɑ/	/muɑ^H/	/kiɐt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/muɑ/	/muɑ^H/	/kiɐt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mwa/	/mwa^H/	/kɨat̚/
Li Rong	/muɑ/	/muɑ^H/	/kiɐt̚/
Wang Li	/muɑ/	/muɑ^H/	/kĭɐt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/muɑ/	/muɑ^H/	/kɨ̯ɐt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	mó	mò	jie
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mo⁴	mo⁶	git³

Proper noun

摩羯

(Buddhism) makara
Capricorn
摩羯座 ― Mójiézuò ― Capricorn (constellation)

Noun

摩羯

(historical) northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu