器物

Chinese

		device; tool; utensil	thing; object; matter
trad. (器物)		器	物
simp. #(器物)		器	物

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qìwù

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˋ ㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hei³ mat⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hi-vu̍t
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): khì-bu̍t

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ki³ muêh⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qìwù
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cìwù
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi⁴-wu⁴
    • Yale: chì-wù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihwuh
    • Palladius: циу (ciu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hei³ mat⁶
    • Yale: hei maht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hei³ mat⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: héi³ med⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³³ mɐt̚²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hi-vu̍t
    • Hakka Romanization System: hi vud
    • Hagfa Pinyim: hi⁴ vud⁶
    • Sinological IPA: /hi⁵⁵ vut̚⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-bu̍t
    • Tâi-lô: khì-bu̍t
    • Phofsit Daibuun: qie'but
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ but̚¹²¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ but̚⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ but̚²⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ki³ muêh⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khì mue̍h
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ mueʔ⁴/

Noun

器物

1. tool; instrument; implement (Classifier: 件)

Synonyms

• 器 (qì) (literary, or in compounds)
• 器具 (qìjù)
• 器用 (qìyòng) (literary)
• 器皿 (qìmǐn)
• 工具 (gōngjù)
• 用具 (yòngjù)
• 用器 (yòngqì) (literary)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (器物):

• → Japanese: 器(き)物(ぶつ) (kibutsu)
• → Korean: 기물(器物) (gimul)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
器	物
き Grade: 4	ぶつ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
器物 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) き​ぶつ [kíꜜbùtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲibɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

器(き)物(ぶつ) • (kibutsu) 

1. container; receptacle; utensil; furniture; fixture; personal property (legal)