火器

Chinese

		fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving	device; tool; utensil
trad. (火器)		火	器
simp. ^#(火器)		火	器

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huǒqì

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fo² hei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huǒqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huǒcì
  - Wade–Giles: huo³-chʻi⁴
  - Yale: hwǒ-chì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huoochih
  - Palladius: хоци (xoci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    火器
    火氣 / 火气
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: fo² hei³
  - Yale: fó hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fo² hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fo² héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔː³⁵ hei̯³³/
  - Homophones:
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    火器
    火氣 / 火气

Noun

火器

(weaponry) firearm (Classifier: 架 m)

Synonyms

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)
武器 (wǔqì)
火槍 / 火枪 (huǒqiāng) (firearm)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
火	器
か Grade: 1	き Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

/kwaki/ → /kaki/

From Middle Chinese compound 火器 (*xwa^X khij^H, literally “fire + vessel”). Compare modern Mandarin 火器 (huǒqì).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かき [káꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [ka̠kʲi]

Noun

火(か)器(き) • (kaki) ^{←くわき (kwaki)^?}

a vessel or container for holding a fire, such as a brazier; more specifically, a kind of hibachi
(weaponry) a firearm

Derived terms

軽火器(けいかき) (kei kaki): small arms
重火器(じゅうかき) (jū kaki): heavy ordnance

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
火	器

Noun

火器 • (hwagi) (hangeul 화기)

hanja form^? of 화기 (“firearm”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
火	器

Noun

火器

chữ Hán form of hỏa khí/hoả khi (“(weaponry, firearms) firearm”)