武夫

Chinese

		martial; military	husband; man
simp. and trad. (武夫)		武	夫

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǔfū

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄈㄨ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ fu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wǔfū
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄈㄨ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wǔfu
  - Wade–Giles: wu³-fu¹
  - Yale: wǔ-fū
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuufu
  - Palladius: уфу (ufu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fu⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁵ fu¹
  - Yale: móuh fū
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ fu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ fu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ fuː⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: mjuX bju|pju

Rime
Character	武	夫	夫
Reading #	1/1	1/2	2/2
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	並 (3)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	虞 (24)	虞 (24)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Closed
Division (等)	III	III	III
Fanqie	文甫切	防無切	甫無切
Baxter	mjuX	bju	pju
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mɨo^X/	/bɨo/	/pɨo/
Pan Wuyun	/mio^X/	/bio/	/pio/
Shao Rongfen	/mio^X/	/bio/	/pio/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muə̆^X/	/buə̆/	/puə̆/
Li Rong	/mio^X/	/bio/	/pio/
Wang Li	/mĭu^X/	/bĭu/	/pĭu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mi̯u^X/	/bʱi̯u/	/pi̯u/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wǔ	fú	fū
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mou⁵	fu⁴	fu¹

Noun

武夫

(literary) warrior
(literary) soldier

Synonyms

(soldier):

兵人 (bīngrén) (literary)
兵仔 (Hakka, Hokkien)
兵勇 (bīngyǒng) (dated)
兵卒 (bīngzú) (dated)
兵員 / 兵员 (bīngyuán)
兵士 (bīngshì)
兵跤仔 (Hokkien, dated)
士人 (shìrén) (archaic)
士兵 (shìbīng)
士卒 (shìzú) (archaic)
大兵 (dàbīng) (dated, sometimes derogatory)
師徒 / 师徒 (shītú) (Classical Chinese)
戰士 / 战士 (zhànshì)
旌旗 (jīngqí) (figurative, literary)
武人 (wǔrén)
武士 (wǔshì)
營兵 / 营兵 (Hokkien, dated)
甲士 (jiǎshì) (archaic)
軍人 / 军人 (jūnrén)
軍士 / 军士 (jūnshì)
部卒 (bùzú) (dated)

Derived terms

赳赳武夫 (jiūjiūwǔfū)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
武	夫
たけ Grade: 5	お Grade: 4
kun'yomi	nanori

Proper noun

武(たけ)夫(お) • (Takeo)

a male given name

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
武	夫

Adjective

武夫

chữ Hán form of vũ phu (“(of a man) violent against women, especially against his own wife and children”)