玄武
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Chinese
[edit]black; mysterious | martial; military | ||
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simp. and trad. (玄武) |
玄 | 武 |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Syuánwǔ
- Wade–Giles: Hsüan2-wu3
- Yale: Sywán-wǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyuanwuu
- Palladius: Сюаньу (Sjuanʹu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyun4 mou5
- Yale: yùhn móuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jyn4 mou5
- Guangdong Romanization: yun4 mou5
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyːn²¹ mou̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Hiân-bú
- Tâi-lô: Hiân-bú
- Phofsit Daibuun: hienbuo
- IPA (Taipei): /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hiɛn²³⁻³³ bu⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Proper noun
[edit]玄武
- (astronomy) the Black Turtle (literally "Black Warrior"), a Chinese constellation making up one of the Four Symbols of Chinese astronomy.
- (feng shui) the Black Turtle (literally "Black Warrior"), a representation of water and direction north.
- Xuanwu, a Taoist god.
- (~區) Xuanwu (a district of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China)
Synonyms
[edit]Hypernyms
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]- 斗 (dǒu), 斗宿 (Dǒuxiù)
- 牛 (niú), 牛宿 (Niúxiù)
- 女 (nǚ), 女宿 (Nǚxiù)
- 虛/虚 (xū), 虛宿/虚宿 (Xūxiù)
- 危 (wēi), 危宿 (Wēixiù)
- 室 (shì), 室宿 (Shìxiù)
- 壁 (bì), 壁宿 (Bìxiù)
Coordinate terms
[edit]See also
[edit]- 二十八宿 (Èrshíbā Xiù)
Japanese
[edit]Kanji in this term | |
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玄 | 武 |
げん Grade: S |
む Grade: 5 |
goon |
Kanji in this term | |
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玄 | 武 |
げん Grade: S |
ぶ Grade: 5 |
goon | kan'on |
Etymology
[edit]From Chinese 玄武 (Xuánwǔ) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]- Xuanwu (Chinese Taoist god)
- the Black Tortoise, literally "Black Warrior" (one of the Four Symbols, who keeps watch in the north).
Coordinate terms
[edit]- 青竜 (Seiryū, “Azure Dragon”)
- 白虎 (Byakko, “White Tiger”)
- 朱雀 (Suzaku, “Vermilion Bird”)
- 黄竜 (Kōryū, “Yellow Dragon”)
See also
[edit]玄武 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
Black Tortoise on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
References
[edit]Korean
[edit]Hanja in this term | |
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玄 | 武 |
Proper noun
[edit]- hanja form? of 현무 (“Black Tortoise, literally "Black Warrior", one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations”)
Vietnamese
[edit]chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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玄 | 武 |
Proper noun
[edit]玄武
- chữ Hán form of Huyền Vũ (“Black Tortoise, literally "Black Warrior", one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations”).
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