舞妓

Chinese

		to dance; to wield; to brandish	prostitute
trad. (舞妓)		舞	妓
simp. #(舞妓)		舞	妓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔjì

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄐㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mou⁵ gei⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔjì
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄐㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔjì
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-chi⁴
    • Yale: wǔ-jì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuujih
    • Palladius: уцзи (uczi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mou⁵ gei⁶
    • Yale: móuh geih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mou⁵ gei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: mou⁵ géi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mou̯¹³ kei̯²²/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 舞妓

1. maiko (apprentice geisha)

(deprecated template usage)

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
舞	妓
まい Grade: S	Hyōgai
kun'yomi	irregular

Compound of 舞 (mai, “dancing”) +‎ 子 (ko, “child”).

Alternative forms

• 舞子

Noun

舞妓(まいこ) • (maiko) ^{←まひこ (mafiko)?}

1. dancing girl, particularly a maiko

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
舞	妓
ぶ Grade: S	ぎ Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

舞(ぶ)妓(ぎ) • (bugi) 

1. female dancer