武器

Chinese

		martial; military	device; tool; utensil
simp. and trad. (武器)		武	器

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wǔqì

(Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ hei³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vú-hi
Min Dong (BUC): ū-kí
Min Nan (POJ): bú-khì
Wu (Wiktionary): vu qi (T3)

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wǔqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuchih
  - IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: mou⁵ hei³
  - Yale: móuh hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ héi³
  - IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ hei̯³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vú-hi
  - Hakka Romanization System: vu` hi
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vu³ hi⁴
  - IPA: /vu³¹ hi⁵⁵/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ū-kí
  - IPA ^(key): /u³³⁻⁵⁵ ^(kʰ-)ɛi²¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-khì
  - Tâi-lô: bú-khì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bw'qix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
Wu
- (Shanghainese)
  - Wiktionary: vu qi (T3)
  - IPA ^(key): /v̻v̩ʷ²² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: /mɨo^X kʰˠiɪ^H/▼

Rime
Character	武	器
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	虞 (24)	脂 (17)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	III	Chongniu III
Fanqie	文甫切	去冀切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mɨo^X/	/kʰˠiɪ^H/
Pan Wuyun	/mio^X/	/kʰᵚi^H/
Shao Rongfen	/mio^X/	/kʰiɪ^H/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/muə̆^X/	/kʰji^H/
Li Rong	/mio^X/	/kʰji^H/
Wang Li	/mĭu^X/	/kʰi^H/
Bernard Karlgren	/mi̯u^X/	/kʰi^H/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wǔ	qì

Noun

武器

weapon; arms
(figuratively) weapon (means of gaining an advantage over someone or something)
思想武器 ― sīxiǎng wǔqì ― ideological weapon

Synonyms

(weapon): (archaic) 暗器 (ànqì), 兵器 (bīngqì), 火器 (huǒqì), (archaic) 凶器 (xiōngqì)

Derived terms

化學武器／化学武器 (huàxué wǔqì)

大規模殺傷性武器／大规模杀伤性武器 (dàguīmó shāshāngxìng wǔqì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (武器):

→ Japanese: 武 (ぶ)器 (き) (buki)
→ Korean: 무기 (武器, mugi)
→ Vietnamese: vũ khí (武器)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
武	器
ぶ Grade: 5	き Grade: 4
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 武器 (MC mɨo^X kʰˠiɪ^H).

Pronunciation

On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) ぶき [búꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
- IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝkʲi]
- Homophones: 不器, 無器, 舞姫

Noun

武器 (hiragana ぶき, rōmaji buki)

(weaponry) a weapon
- 1999 March 1, “格かく闘とう戦せん士しアルティメーター [Combat Warrior Ultimator]”, in Booster 1, Konami:
  
  武 (ぶ)器 (き)をいっさい使 (つか)わず、素 (す)手 (で)で戦 (たたか)いぬく格 (かく)闘 (とう)戦 (せん)士 (し)。
  Buki o issai tsukawazu, sude de tatakainuku kakutō senshi.
  A combat warrior who fights with his bare hands, without ever using any weapon whatsoever.
- 2004 July 7, Watsuki, Nobuhiro, “第だい26話わ　トレーニング・デイ [Chapter 26: Training Day]”, in 武ブ装ソウ錬レン金キン [Armed Alchemy], volume 3, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 161:
  
  拳 (けん)銃 (じゅう)は最 (さい)後 (ご)の武 (ぶ)器 (き)！銃 (じゅう)口 (こう)を人 (ひと)に向 (む)けてはダメ！
  Kenjū wa saigo no buki! Jūkō o hito ni mukete wa dame!
  Handguns are weapons of last resort! Do not casually point muzzles at people!
- 2012 October 5, “オーガの脱だつ獄ごく者しゃ [Ogre Jailbreaker]”, in ラヴニカへの回帰 [Return to Ravnica], Wizards of the Coast:
  
  鎖 (くさり)を武 (ぶ)器 (き)として使 (つか)うという発 (はっ)想 (そう)に至 (いた)るまでに三 (さん)年 (ねん)を要 (よう)した。だがこれに気 (き)付 (づ)いた彼 (われ)は、無 (む)駄 (だ)にした年 (とし)月 (つき)分 (ぶん)を取 (と)り返 (かえ)した。
  Kusari o buki toshite tsukau to iu hassō ni itaru made ni sannen o yōshita. Daga kore ni kizuita ware wa, muda ni shita toshitsukibun o torikaeshita.
  It took three years for it to occur to him to use the chain as a weapon. But once it did, he made up for lost time.

Synonyms

仗 (つわもの) (tsuwamono)
兵 (へい)器 (き) (heiki)

Derived terms

武 (ぶ)器 (き)術 (じゅつ) (bukijutsu)
隠 (かく)し武 (ぶ)器 (き) (kakushibuki)

Korean

Hanja in this term
武	器

Noun

武器 • (mugi) (hangeul 무기)

Hanja form^? of 무기 (“weapon; arms”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
武	器

Noun

武器

Hán tự form of vũ khí (“weapon; arms”).

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