樂器

See also: 乐器 and 楽器

Chinese

	music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful	device; tool; utensil
trad. (樂器)	樂	器
simp. (乐器)	乐	器
anagram	器樂／器乐

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yuèqì

(Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngok⁶ hei³
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): ngo̍k-hi

(Hailu, HRS): ngog^ˋ hi^ˇ
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): gah⁷ ki⁴
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): ga̍k-khì

(Teochew, Peng'im): ghaoh⁸ khi³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yuèqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yuècì
  - Wade–Giles: yüeh⁴-chʻi⁴
  - Yale: ywè-chì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehchih
  - Palladius: юэци (jueci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngok⁶ hei³
  - Yale: ngohk hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngok⁹ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ngog⁶ héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːk̚² hei̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngo̍k-hi
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngog hi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngog⁶ hi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋok̚⁵ hi⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngog^ˋ hi^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /ŋok² hi¹¹/
Puxian Min
- (Putian, Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: gah⁷ ki⁴
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: ga̍h-ki̍
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kaʔ⁴ kʰi⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ga̍k-khì
  - Tâi-lô: ga̍k-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gagqix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡak̚⁴⁻³² kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡak̚²⁴⁻² kʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /ɡak̚⁴⁻³² kʰi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡak̚⁴⁻³² kʰi²¹/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ghaoh⁸ khi³
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ga̍uh khì
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɡauʔ⁴⁻² kʰhi²¹³/

Middle Chinese: ngaewk khijH

Rime
Character	樂	器
Reading #	2/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	覺 (10)	脂 (17)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	III
Fanqie	五角切	去冀切
Baxter	ngaewk	khijH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠʌk̚/	/kʰˠiɪ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚɔk̚/	/kʰᵚi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋɔk̚/	/kʰiɪ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋaɨwk̚/	/kʰji^H/
Li Rong	/ŋɔk̚/	/kʰji^H/
Wang Li	/ŋɔk̚/	/kʰi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋɔk̚/	/kʰi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuè	qì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ngok⁶	hei³

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[ŋ]ˤrawk [kʰ]r[ə][t]-s/

(Zhengzhang): /*ŋraːwɢ kʰrɯds/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	樂	器
Reading #	4/4	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yuè	qì
Middle Chinese	‹ ngæwk ›	‹ khij^H ›
Old Chinese	/*[ŋ]ˁrawk/	/*[kʰ]r[ə][t]-s/
English	music	vessel; instrument
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	樂	器
Reading #	3/3	1/1
No.	7683	10173
Phonetic component	樂	器
Rime group	藥	隊
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	嶽	器
Old Chinese	/*ŋraːwɢ/	/*kʰrɯds/

Noun

樂器

(countable) musical instrument (Classifier: 件)
樂器的一種／乐器的一种 ― yuèqì de yīzhǒng ― a type of musical instrument

Derived terms

合成樂器 / 合成乐器
吹奏樂器 / 吹奏乐器 (chuīzòu yuèqì)
吹樂器 / 吹乐器
和聲樂器 / 和声乐器
弦樂器 / 弦乐器 (xiányuèqì)
打擊樂器 / 打击乐器 (dǎjī yuèqì)
撥弦樂器 / 拨弦乐器
擦弦樂器 / 擦弦乐器
敲擊樂器 / 敲击乐器
木管樂器 / 木管乐器 (mùguǎn yuèqì)
民族樂器 / 民族乐器
氣鳴樂器 / 气鸣乐器
移調樂器 / 移调乐器
管樂器 / 管乐器 (guǎnyuèqì)
簧樂器 / 簧乐器 (huángyuèqì)
膜鳴樂器 / 膜鸣乐器
銅管樂器 / 铜管乐器 (tóngguǎn yuèqì)
鍵盤樂器 / 键盘乐器 (jiànpán yuèqì)
電樂器 / 电乐器

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (樂器):

→ Japanese: 楽(がっ)器(き) (gakki)
→ Korean: 악기(樂器) (akgi)
→ Vietnamese: nhạc khí (樂器)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
樂	器
がく > がっ Jinmeiyō	き Grade: 4
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 樂器 – see the following entry.

【楽器がっき】

[noun] musical instrument

(This term, 樂器, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
樂	器

Noun

樂器 • (akgi) (hangeul 악기)

hanja form^? of 악기 (“musical instrument”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
樂	器

Noun

樂器

chữ Hán form of nhạc khí (“musical instrument”)