博物

Chinese

		extensive; ample; rich extensive; ample; rich; obtain; aim; to win; to get; plentiful; to gamble	thing; object; matter
trad. (博物)		博	物
simp. #(博物)		博	物

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bówù

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ ㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): bok³ mat⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): pok-vu̍t
• Eastern Min (BUC): báuk-ŭk
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): phok-bu̍t / pok-bu̍t
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁷poq-veq

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bówù
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bówù
    • Wade–Giles: po²-wu⁴
    • Yale: bwó-wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: borwuh
    • Palladius: бо’у (bo’u)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵ u⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: bok³ mat⁶
    • Yale: bok maht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bok⁸ mat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bog³ med⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pɔːk̚³ mɐt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pok-vu̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: bog` vud
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bog⁵ vud⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /pok̚² vut̚⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: báuk-ŭk
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pouʔ²⁴⁻²¹ uʔ⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: phok-bu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: phok-bu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: phokbut
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pʰɔk̚³²⁻⁵ but̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pʰɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ but̚²⁴/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /pʰɔk̚³²⁻⁴ but̚⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pok-bu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: pok-bu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: pokbut
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pɔk̚³²⁻⁴ but̚⁴/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁷poq-veq
    • MiniDict: poh^入 veh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁴poq-veq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /poʔ³³ vəʔ⁴⁴/

Noun

博物

1. (literary) every manifestation of nature; all living things
2. (dated) natural science; physical science

Synonyms

• (every manifestation of nature): 萬物／万物 (wànwù)
• (natural science): 自然科學／自然科学 (zìrán kēxué)

Derived terms

• 博物學／博物学 (bówùxué)
• 博物院 (bówùyuàn)
• 博物館／博物馆 (bówùguǎn)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
博	物
はく Grade: 4	ぶつ Grade: 3
kan’on

Etymology

Literary Chinese 博物 (bówù, “to know about everything; to have such broad knowledge”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ᵝbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

博(はく)物(ぶつ) • (hakubutsu) 

1. natural history, wide learning

Synonyms

• 博物学(はくぶつがく) (hakubutsugaku) the study of natural history

Descendants

• → Chinese: 博物 (bówù)
• → Korean: 박물 (bangmul)

Korean

Hanja in this term
博	物

Noun

博物 • (bangmul) (hangeul 박물)

1. Hanja form^? of 박물 (“natural history; wide knowledge”).