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

(Hailu, HRS): vu^ˊ hi^ˇ
Eastern Min (BUC): ū-kí
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): bú-khì

(Teochew, Peng'im): bhu² ki³
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶vu-chi

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 Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vú-hi
  - Hakka Romanization System: vu^ˋ hi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vu³ hi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /vu³¹ hi⁵⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: vu^ˊ hi^ˇ
  - Sinological IPA: /vu²⁴⁻³³ hi¹¹/
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/

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	/mɨo^X/	/kʰˠiɪ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/mio^X/	/kʰᵚi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/mio^X/	/kʰiɪ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muə̆^X/	/kʰji^H/
Li Rong	/mio^X/	/kʰji^H/
Wang Li	/mĭu^X/	/kʰi^H/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mi̯u^X/	/kʰi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wǔ	qì
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mou⁵	hei³

Noun

武器

weapon; arms
(figurative) weapon (means of gaining an advantage over someone or something)
思想武器 ― sīxiǎng wǔqì ― ideological weapon

Synonyms

(weapon):

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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)
小型武器 (xiǎoxíng 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)
輕型武器 / 轻型武器 (qīngxíng wǔqì)
輕武器 / 轻武器 (qīngwǔqì)

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
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 武器 (MC mjuX khijH).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぶき [búꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]^[3]
IPA^(key): [bɯ̟kʲi]

Homophones: 不器, 無器, 舞姫

Noun

武(ぶ)器(き) • (buki)

(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.
(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)

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
武	器

Noun

武器 • (mugi) (hangeul 무기)

hanja form^? of 무기 (“weapon; arms”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
武	器

Noun

武器

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

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 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

[SMK5-3] Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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