飛沫

See also: 飞沫

Chinese

		to fly	foam; suds
trad. (飛沫)		飛	沫
simp. (飞沫)		飞	沫

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): fēimò

(Zhuyin): ㄈㄟㄇㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fei¹ mut⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fēimò
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄟㄇㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: feimò
  - Wade–Giles: fei¹-mo⁴
  - Yale: fēi-mwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feimoh
  - Palladius: фэймо (fɛjmo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /feɪ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: fēimòr
  - Zhuyin: ㄈㄟㄇㄛˋㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: feimòr
  - Wade–Giles: fei¹-mo⁴-ʼrh
  - Yale: fēi-mòr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feimoll
  - Palladius: фэймор (fɛjmor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /feɪ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔɻ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: fei¹ mut⁶
  - Yale: fēi muht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fei¹ mut⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: féi¹ mud⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei̯⁵⁵ muːt̚²/

Noun

飛沫

spray; splash
respiratory droplet; flying particles of saliva
飛沫傳染／飞沫传染 ― fēimò chuánrǎn ― droplet infection

飛沫傳播／飞沫传播 ― fēimò chuánbō ― droplet transmission

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
飛	沫
しぶき
Grade: 4	Jinmeiyō
jukujikun

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 繁吹く (shibuku, “to splash, to spray”).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), borrowed from Chinese 飛沫 / 飞沫 (fēimò).

Alternative forms

繁吹, 繁吹き

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) しぶき [shìbúkíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])^[1]
(Tokyo) しぶき [shíꜜbùkì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ɕibɯ̟kʲi]

Noun

飛沫(しぶき) • (shibuki)

a splash, spray
Synonym: 余沫 (yomatsu)
a rainshower, often windy

Derived terms

血(ち)飛沫(しぶき) (chi-shibuki)
波(なみ)飛沫(しぶき) (nami shibuki, “seaspray”)
水(みず)飛沫(しぶき) (mizu-shibuki, “splash of water”)
横(よこ)飛沫(しぶき) (yoko-shibuki)

Proper noun

飛沫(しぶき) • (Shibuki)

a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
飛	沫
ひ Grade: 4	まつ Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 飛沫 (MC pj+j mat).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ひまつ [hìmátsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [çima̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

飛(ひ)沫(まつ) • (himatsu)

a splash, spray

Derived terms

飛(ひ)沫(まつ)核(かく)感染(かんせん) (himatsu-kaku kansen)
飛(ひ)沫(まつ)感染(かんせん) (himatsu kansen), 飛沫(ひまつ)伝染(でんせん) (himatsu densen, “droplet infection”)
飛(ひ)沫(まつ)帯(たい) (himatsu-tai)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN