杯

See also: 盃

Translingual

Stroke order

Han character

杯 (Kangxi radical 75, 木+4, 8 strokes, cangjie input 木一火 (DMF), four-corner 4199₀, composition ⿰木不)

References

• Kangxi Dictionary: page 513, character 9
• Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 14497
• Dae Jaweon: page 899, character 6
• Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1166, character 2
• Unihan data for U+676F

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Chinese

simp. and trad.		杯
alternative forms		桮 盃

Glyph origin

Characters in the same phonetic series (不) (Zhengzhang, 2003) 

	Old Chinese
肧	*pʰlɯː, *pʰɯ, *pʰlɯː
俖	*pʰɯːʔ
娝	*prɯʔ
痞	*prɯʔ, *brɯʔ, *pɯʔ
丕	*pʰrɯ
伾	*pʰrɯ
秠	*pʰrɯ, *pʰrɯʔ, *pʰɯ, *pʰɯʔ
駓	*pʰrɯ
怌	*pʰrɯ
豾	*pʰrɯ
髬	*pʰrɯ
魾	*pʰrɯ, *brɯ
鉟	*pʰrɯ, *brɯ
嚭	*pʰrɯʔ
邳	*brɯ
岯	*brɯ
否	*brɯʔ, *pɯʔ
抔	*bɯ, *pʰlɯː
不	*pɯ, *pɯʔ, *pɯ'
紑	*pɯ, *pʰɯ, *pʰɯʔ
鴀	*pɯ, *pɯʔ
衃	*pʰɯ, *pʰlɯː
罘	*bɯ
芣	*bɯ
杯	*plɯː
盃	*plɯː
桮	*pɯː
坯	*pʰɯː
胚	*pʰɯː

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bēi (bei¹)

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄟ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): bui¹

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): boi¹

• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): pî

  (Meixian, Guangdong): bi¹

• Eastern Min (BUC): buŏi
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): poe

  (Teochew, Peng'im): buê¹

• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ¹pe

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bēi
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄟ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bei
    • Wade–Giles: pei¹
    • Yale: bēi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bei
    • Palladius: бэй (bɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /peɪ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: bui¹
    • Yale: būi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: bui¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: bui¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːi̯⁵⁵/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: boi¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pᵘɔi³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: pî
    • Hakka Romanization System: bi´
    • Hagfa Pinyim: bi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /pi²⁴/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: bi¹
    • Sinological IPA: /pi⁴⁴/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: buŏi
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pui⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: poe
    • Tâi-lô: pue
    • Phofsit Daibuun: poef
    • IPA (Xiamen): /pue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /pue³³/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /pue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /pue⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /pue⁴⁴/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: buê¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: pue
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /pue³³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ¹pe
    • MiniDict: pe^平
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ¹pe
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /pe⁵³/

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• Middle Chinese: pwoj

Rime
Character	杯
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	幫 (1)
Final (韻)	灰 (42)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed
Division (等)	I
Fanqie	布回切
Baxter	pwoj
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/puʌi/
Pan Wuyun	/puoi/
Shao Rongfen	/puɒi/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/pwəj/
Li Rong	/puᴀi/
Wang Li	/puɒi/
Bernard Karlgren	/puɑ̆i/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	bēi
Expected Cantonese Reflex	bui1

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*pˤə/

  (Zhengzhang): /*plɯː/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	杯
Reading #	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	bēi
Middle Chinese	‹ pwoj ›
Old Chinese	/*pˁə/
English	cup
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	杯
Reading #	1/1
No.	1040
Phonetic component	不
Rime group	之
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	桮
Old Chinese	/*plɯː/
Notes	同桮

Definitions

(deprecated template usage) 杯

1. drinkware; cup; glass; mug (Classifier: 隻／只 c)

   杯子  ―  bēizi  ―  drinkware; cup; glass

2. cup; trophy

   世界杯  ―  shìjièbēi  ―  world cup

3. alcoholic drink

   貪杯／贪杯  ―  tānbēi  ―  to drink alcohol excessively

4. Classifier for cups/glasses of drinks.

   一杯茶  ―  yī bēi chá  ―  a cup of tea

   還想喝一杯嗎？／还想喝一杯吗？  ―  Hái xiǎng hē yī bēi ma?  ―  Would you like another drink?

   一大杯水 [Cantonese]  ―  jat¹ daai⁶ bui¹ seoi² [Jyutping]  ―  a huge glass of water

Usage notes

• Nowadays, the variant character 盃／杯 (bēi) is chiefly used as sense 2, "cup, trophy".

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 杯子 (“drinkware; cup; glass; mug”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		杯子
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	杯子
	Taiwan	杯子
	Malaysia	杯
	Singapore	杯
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	杯子
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	杯子
Central Plains Mandarin	Xi'an	杯子
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	杯杯, 杯子
	Wuhan	杯子, 盞子
	Guilin	杯子
	Liuzhou	杯子
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	杯子
	Hefei	杯子, 盞子
Cantonese	Guangzhou	杯
	Hong Kong	杯
	Dongguan	杯
	Yangjiang	杯
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	杯
	Singapore (Guangfu)	杯
Gan	Nanchang	杯子, 盅子, 甌子
	Pingxiang	杯子, 盅子
Hakka	Meixian	杯仔
	Xingning	杯哩
	Huidong (Daling)	杯仔
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	杯子
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	杯仔
	Changting	甌哩
	Wuping	杯
	Wuping (Pingyu)	杯
	Liancheng	甌子
	Ninghua	杯
	Ruijin	盞子, 杯
	Shicheng	盅子, 杯
	Shangyou (Shexi)	甌子
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	杯仔
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	杯仔
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	杯仔
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	杯
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	杯仔
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	甌, 杯
Huizhou	Jixi	杯子, 杯
Jin	Taiyuan	杯子
	Xinzhou	杯子
Northern Min	Jian'ou	甌仔
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	杯杯
	Matsu	杯杯
Southern Min	Xiamen	杯, 杯仔, 甌仔
	Quanzhou	杯, 甌仔
	Zhangzhou	杯, 甌仔
	Tainan	杯仔, 甌仔
	Penang (Hokkien)	甌
	Singapore (Hokkien)	杯, 杯仔
	Manila (Hokkien)	杯
	Medan (Hokkien)	杯
	Chaozhou	杯
	Shantou	杯, 盅
	Jieyang	杯
	Singapore (Teochew)	杯
	Wenchang	盅
	Haikou	盅
	Singapore (Hainanese)	盅
Puxian Min	Putian	杯
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	茶杯
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	杯
Wu	Shanghai	杯子
	Suzhou	杯子
	Wenzhou	杯
Xiang	Changsha	杯子, 盅子
	Shuangfeng	杯子, 盅子

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (杯):

• → Japanese: 杯(はい) (hai)

Others:

• → Zhuang: boi

Compounds

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

A pile of three sake cups on the left

Kanji

杯

(common “Jōyō” kanji)

1. Cupfuls

Readings

• Go-on: へ (he)
• Kan-on: はい (hai, Jōyō)
• Kun: さかずき (sakazuki, 杯, Jōyō)^{←さかづき (sakaduki, 杯, historical)}

Etymology 1

From 酒坏: 酒(さか) (saka, “sake”) + 坏(つき) (tsuki, “shallow bowl”). 坏 also has the kun-reading of sakazuki.

Kanji in this term
杯
さかずき Grade: S
kun’yomi

Alternative forms

• 盃
• 巵
• 盞

Noun

杯(さかずき) • (sakazuki) ^{←さかづき (sakaduki)?}

1. sake cup

Synonyms

• カップ (kappu)

See also

• お猪(ちょ)口(こ) (ochoko)

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Chinese 杯 (MC pwoj).

Alternative forms

• 盃

Counter

杯(はい) or 杯(counter) • (hai or counter) [[Category:Japanese
|はい]]

1. cupfuls
2. squids as food

Suffix

杯(はい) or 杯(suffix) • (hai or suffix) [[Category:Japanese
|はい]]

1. (games) cup (contest)

Synonyms

• カップ (kappu)

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Korean

Hanja

杯 • (bae) (hangeul 배, McCune–Reischauer pae, Yale pay)

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Vietnamese

Han character

(deprecated template usage) 杯 (bôi)

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