傀儡
Chinese
phonetic | |||
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simp. and trad. (傀儡) |
傀 | 儡 | |
variant forms | 傀壘/傀垒 魁壘/魁垒 窟壘/窟垒 窟礧 魁礧 魁櫑 窟磊 魁攂 滙磊 傀磊 嘉禮/嘉礼 Min Nan |
Etymology
From 塊/块 (kuài, “chunk, lump”) + 壘/垒 (lěi, “to pile up, to accumulate”).
Semantically, “statues made of soil and timber” (Liezi) > “puppet” > “(figurative) puppet” (Qing Dynasty); also “sulks; pent-up sorrow” (Qing Dynasty).
Alternatively, Laufer connects this word with Turkish kukla (“puppet”), Ancient Greek κούκλα (koúkla, “doll, puppet”) in Oriental Theatricals.
Pronunciation 1
Noun
傀儡
- puppet; marionette
- (figuratively) puppet; someone who is manipulated by another; pawn; minion
Synonyms
- (puppet): 木偶 (mù'ǒu)
Derived terms
Pronunciation 2
Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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傀 | 儡 |
Hyōgaiji | Hyōgaiji |
Irregular |
Perhaps cognate with 裹 (kugutsu, “hand bag”). Wandering artisans would put their puppets in hand bags while traveling. Also compare Korean 꼭두 (kkokdu, “phantom”).
Pronunciation
Noun
傀儡 (hiragana くぐつ, rōmaji kugutsu)
- a puppet
- 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (page 39-40)
- 機関 木人 久々都
- 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (page 39-40)
- a female artisan who wandered from place to place, entertaining and performing with a puppet.
- a prostitute.
Synonyms
- (prostitute): See Thesaurus:娼婦
Noun
傀儡 (hiragana かいらい, rōmaji kairai, historical hiragana くわいらい)
- A puppet
- A person who is used to use or controlled as pleased like a puppet by a 'puppetmaster'.
See also
傀儡 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja Puppet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
- Yoshinori Kobayashi, Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 1: Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (in Japanese), Kyūko Shoin (published 1978; original text from 794), →ISBN.
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