有無
See also: 有无
Chinese
to have; there is; there are to have; there is; there are; to exist; to be |
not have | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (有無) | 有 | 無 | |
| simp. (有无) | 有 | 无 | |
| alternative forms | 有亡 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jau5 mou4
- Eastern Min (BUC): ô mò̤
- Southern Min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yǒuwú
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˇ ㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yǒuwú
- Wade–Giles: yu3-wu2
- Yale: yǒu-wú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeouwu
- Palladius: юу (juu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /joʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ u³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jau5 mou4
- Yale: yáuh mòuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jau5 mou4
- Guangdong Romanization: yeo5 mou4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɐu̯¹³ mou̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ū-bô
- Tâi-lô: ū-bô
- Phofsit Daibuun: uxbooi
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /u³³⁻²¹ bɤ²³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /u²²⁻²¹ bo²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /u²²⁻²¹ bo¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /u³³⁻¹¹ bo²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ǔ-bô
- Tâi-lô: ǔ-bô
- IPA (Quanzhou): /u²² bo²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: u7 bho5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ū bô
- Sinological IPA (key): /u¹¹ bo⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Middle Chinese: hjuwX mju
- Old Chinese
- (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɢ]ʷəʔ ma/
- (Zhengzhang): /*ɢʷɯʔ ma/
Noun
有無
Verb
有無
- (literary or Min, interrogative) to have or not have; is there?
Usage notes
- For Hokkien at least, the verb is only used at the end of an utterance or on its own, due to Hokkien 無 / 无 (bô) being used as final interrogative particle.
Synonyms
Descendants
See also
- (Hokkien) 有……無／有……无
- (Hokkien) 有……無……／有……无……
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 有 | 無 |
| う Grade: 3 |
む Grade: 4 |
| goon | |
Pronunciation
Noun
有無 • (umu)
- existence, presence or absence
- 怖いのはアルコールより肝炎の有無を知らないことだ。
- Kowai no wa arukōru yori kan'en no umu o shiranai koto da.
- What’s scarier is not alcohol but not knowing whether you have hepatitis.
- 怖いのはアルコールより肝炎の有無を知らないことだ。
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 有無を言わさず (umu o iwasazu)
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN