機械

See also: 机械

Chinese

		machine; opportunity; secret	tools
trad. (機械)		機	械
simp. (机械)		机	械

Etymology

Attestable in ancient Chinese texts. In the figurative sense of "mechanical", wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 機械(きかい) (kikai).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīxiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gei¹ haai⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kî-hái
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): ki-hāi / ki-hâi / ki-kài

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīxiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧ ㄒㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jisiè
    • Wade–Giles: chi¹-hsieh⁴
    • Yale: jī-syè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jishieh
    • Palladius: цзисе (czise)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gei¹ haai⁶
    • Yale: gēi haaih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gei¹ haai⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: géi¹ hai⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kei̯⁵⁵ haːi̯²²/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kî-hái
    • Hakka Romanization System: gi´ hai`
    • Hagfa Pinyim: gi¹ hai³
    • Sinological IPA: /ki²⁴ hai̯³¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-hāi
    • Tâi-lô: ki-hāi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'hai
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² hai²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ hai³³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ hai⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-hâi
    • Tâi-lô: ki-hâi
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'haai
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² hai²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ hai²³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ki³³ hai²⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ hai²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ki⁴⁴⁻²² hai¹³/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ki-kài
    • Tâi-lô: ki-kài
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ki'kaix
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kai²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kai¹¹/

Note:

• ki-hāi - literary;
• ki-hâi - colloquial variant.

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 機械

1. machine; machinery

   機械製造業／机械制造业  ―  jīxiè zhìzàoyè  ―  machinery manufacturing industry

Synonyms

• 機器／机器 (jīqì)

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 機械

1. mechanical
2. (figuratively) stiff; inflexible

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
機	械
き Grade: 4	かい Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

機(き)械(かい) • (kikai) 

1. a machine
   • 1999 March 27, “ホログラー [Holograr]”, in Vol.2, Konami:

     様(さま)々(ざま)な幻(げん)想(そう)を見(み)せ、そのスキをついて攻(こう)撃(げき)してくる機(き)械(かい)。

     Samazama na gensō o mise, sono suki o tsuite kōgeki shitekuru kikai.

     This machine generates illusions that opens a window for its attacks.

   • 1999 July 5, “魔(ま)界(かい)の機(き)械(かい)兵(へい) [Mecha Soldier of the Demon World]”, in BOOSTER 3, Konami:

     闇(やみ)の力(ちから)でつくられた機(き)械(かい)兵(へい)。狂(くる)ったように敵(てき)を破(は)壊(かい)する。

     Yami no chikara de tsukurareta kikaihei. Kurutta yō ni teki o hakai suru.

     A machine soldier created from dark power that will go on a rampage and destroy enemies.

   • 1999 October 17, “マシン・アタッカー [Machine Attacker]”, in BOOSTER 5, Konami:

     特(とっ)攻(こう)用(よう)に作(つく)り出(だ)した機(き)械(かい)。突(とつ)撃(げき)で敵(てき)をなぎ倒(たお)していく。

     Tokkōyō ni tsukuridashita kikai. Totsugeki de teki o nagitaoshiteiku.

     A machine manufactured for suicide missions. It charges and mows down enemies.

   • 2000 January 7, “アイアン・ハート [Iron Heart]”, in Vol.7, Konami:

     古(こ)代(だい)文(ぶん)明(めい)の遺(い)跡(せき)で見(み)つかった、破(は)壊(かい)だけを目(もく)的(てき)とした機(き)械(かい)。

     Kodai bunmei no iseki de mitsukatta, hakai dake o mokuteki to shita kikai.

     This machine, whose sole purpose is to destroy, was found at the ruins of an ancient civilization.

   • 2000 January 7, “ゲート・キーパー [Gate Keeper]”, in Vol.7, Konami:

     入(い)り口(くち)を守(まも)るために造(つく)られた機(き)械(かい)。壊(こわ)すのは大(たい)変(へん)だ！

     Irikuchi o mamoru tame ni tsukurareta kikai. Kowasu no wa taihen da!

     This machine was created as a gate keeper. It is almost indestructible!

   • 2000 January 7, “ロイヤルガード [Royal Guard]”, in Vol.7, Konami:

     王(おう)族(ぞく)を守(まも)るために開(かい)発(はつ)された、意(い)志(し)を持(も)つ機(き)械(かい)の兵(へい)隊(たい)。

     Ōzoku o mamoru tame ni kaihatsu sareta, ishi o motsu kikai no heitai.

     Developed as royal guards, they are one strong-willed army of machines.

Derived terms

• 機械的
• 機械翻訳

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Korean

Hanja in this term
機	械

Noun

機械 • (gigye) (hangeul 기계)

1. Hanja form^? of 기계 (“machinery or heavy equipment”).