火器

Chinese

		fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving	device; tool; utensil
trad. (火器)		火	器
simp. #(火器)		火	器

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huǒqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fo² hei³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huǒqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huǒcì
    • Wade–Giles: huo³-chʻi⁴
    • Yale: hwǒ-chì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huoochih
    • Palladius: хоци (xoci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

      [Show/Hide]
      edit edit 火器 火氣／火气

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: fo² hei³
    • Yale: fó hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fo² hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: fo² héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔː³⁵ hei̯³³/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 火器 火氣／火气

Noun

火器

1. (weaponry) firearm (Classifier: 架 m)

Synonyms

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• 兵刃 (bīngrèn) (literary, figuratively)
• 兵器 (bīngqì)
• 兵戈 (bīnggē) (literary)
• 兵戎 (bīngróng) (literary)
• 凶器 (xiōngqì) (archaic)
• 器械 (qìxiè)
• 戰具／战具 (zhànjù) (literary)
• 槍支／枪支 (qiāngzhī) (firearm)
• 槍械／枪械 (qiāngxiè) (firearm)
• 武器 (wǔqì)
• 火槍／火枪 (huǒqiāng) (firearm)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
火	器
か Grade: 1	き Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
火器 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/kwaki/ → /kaki/

From Middle Chinese compound 火器 (*xwa^X khij^H, literally “fire + vessel”). Compare modern Mandarin 火器 (huǒqì).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かき [káꜜkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠kʲi]

Noun

火(か)器(き) • (kaki) ^{←くわき (kwaki)?}

1. a vessel or container for holding a fire, such as a brazier; more specifically, a kind of hibachi
2. (weaponry) a firearm

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 軽火器(けいかき) (kei kaki): small arms
• 重火器(じゅうかき) (jū kaki): heavy ordnance

Korean

Hanja in this term
火	器

Noun

火器 • (hwagi) (hangeul 화기)

1. hanja form^? of 화기 (“firearm”)