物件
Chinese
| thing; object; matter | a measure word for thing, clothes, item | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (物件) |
物 | 件 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: wùjiàn
- Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wùjiàn
- Wade–Giles: wu4-chien4
- Yale: wù-jyàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuhjiann
- Palladius: уцзянь (uczjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
- Homophones:
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物件
- (Dungan)
- (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: mat6 gin6-2
- Yale: maht gín
- Cantonese Pinyin: mat9 gin6-2
- Guangdong Romanization: med6 gin6-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɐt̚² kiːn²²⁻³⁵/
- Homophones:
密件
物件
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vu̍t-khien
- Hakka Romanization System: vud kien
- Hagfa Pinyim: vud6 kian4
- Sinological IPA: /vut̚⁵ kʰi̯en⁵⁵/
- (Southern Sixian, incl. Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vu̍t-khian
- Hakka Romanization System: vud kian
- Hagfa Pinyim: vud6 kian4
- Sinological IPA: /vut̚⁵ kʰi̯an⁵⁵/
- (Meixian)
- Guangdong: vud6 kian4
- Sinological IPA: /ʋut̚⁵ kʰian⁵³/
- (Northern Sixian, incl. Miaoli)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Penang, Medan, Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mi̍h-kiāⁿ
- Tâi-lô: mi̍h-kiānn
- Phofsit Daibuun: miqkvia
- IPA (Penang): /mi(ʔ)⁴⁻³ kiã²¹/
- IPA (Xiamen): /mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiã²²/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /mĩ(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ kiã²²/
- IPA (Singapore): /mi(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ kiã²²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ kiã³³/
- IPA (Tainan): /mĩ(ʔ)⁴⁻¹ kiã³³/
- (Hokkien: Yilan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mī-kiāⁿ
- Tâi-lô: mī-kiānn
- Phofsit Daibuun: mixkvia
- IPA (Yilan): /mĩ³³⁻²¹ kiã³³/
- (Hokkien: Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mi̍h-kiǎⁿ
- Tâi-lô: mi̍h-kiǎnn
- IPA (Philippines): /mi(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kiã³³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Philippines)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mn̍gh-kiǎⁿ
- Tâi-lô: mn̍gh-kiǎnn
- IPA (Quanzhou): /mŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kiã²²/
- IPA (Philippines): /mŋ̍(ʔ)²⁴⁻² kiã³³/
- (Hokkien: Lukang, Sanxia, Kinmen, Magong, Hsinchu, Singapore)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mn̍gh-kiāⁿ
- Tâi-lô: mn̍gh-kiānn
- Phofsit Daibuun: mngqkvia
- IPA (Kinmen): /mŋ̍(ʔ)⁵⁴⁻¹² kiã²²/
- IPA (Singapore): /mŋ̍(ʔ)⁴³⁻²¹ kiã²²/
- IPA (Lukang): /mŋ̍(ʔ)³⁵⁻² kiã³¹/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mn̄g-kiāⁿ
- Tâi-lô: mn̄g-kiānn
- Phofsit Daibuun: mngxkvia
- IPA (Taipei): /mŋ̍³³⁻¹¹ kiã³³/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: muêh8 gian6
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mue̍h kiăⁿ
- Sinological IPA (key): /mueʔ⁴⁻² kĩã³⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Tainan, Taichung, Penang, Medan, Singapore)
- Wu
Noun
物件 (countable)
- thing; object (Classifier: 個／个 m; 項／项 mn)
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- 原來mother 你痛疼的心肝仔 為何將你踢來踢去 變成麥治的物件 [Hokkien, trad.]
- goân-lâi mother, lí thiàⁿ-thàng ê sim-koaⁿ-kiáⁿ, ūi-hô chiong lí that lâi that khì, piàn-sêng mài-ti̍h ê mn̍gh-kiāⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- Actually, Mother, why does your beloved sweetheart kick you around, treating you as an unwanted object?
原来mother 你痛疼的心肝仔 为何将你踢来踢去 变成麦治的物件 [Hokkien, simp.]
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- (Taiwan, object-oriented programming) object (Classifier: 個／个 m)
- (Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) matter; affair; something; business; thing; stuff
Usage notes
- 物件 is for a concrete thing (usually not alive). Use Mandarin 事情 (shìqing) or Min Nan 代誌／代志 (tāi-chì) for an abstract thing. Use 對象／对象 (duìxiàng) for a thing or person that's to be desired, studied, liked, etc.
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 東西 (“thing; object”) [map]
- (computing): (Mainland China) 對象／对象 (duìxiàng)
- (matter): 事情 (shìqing), 事項／事项 (shìxiàng); (formal) 事宜 (shìyí), 問題／问题 (wèntí)
Dialectal synonyms of 事情 (“affair; matter”) [map]
Descendants
References
- (Min Nan) “物件”, in 教育部臺灣台語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwanese Taigi] (overall work in Mandarin and Hokkien), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2025.
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 物 | 件 |
| ぶつ > ぶっ Grade: 3 |
けん Grade: 5 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
物件 • (bukken)
- an object, an article
- real estate, property, unit
- 事故物件
- jiko bukken
- property tainted by an incident (suicide, death, etc.)
- 事故物件
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 物 | 件 |
Noun
物件 • (mulgeon) (hangeul 물건)