# 武器
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): wǔqì
    (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄑㄧˋ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): mou$^5$ hei$^3$
* Hakka
    (Sixian, PFS): vú-hi
    (Hailu, HRS): vu$^ˊ$ hi$^ˇ$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ū-kí
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): bú-khì
    (Teochew, Peng'im): bhu$^2$ ki$^3$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$vu-chi
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: wǔqì
*** Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄑㄧˋ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: wǔcì
*** Wade–Giles: wu$^3$-chʻi$^4$
*** Yale: wǔ-chì
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuuchih
*** Palladius: уци (uci)
*** Sinological IPA : /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: mou$^5$ hei$^3$
*** Yale: móuh hei
*** Cantonese Pinyin: mou$^5$ hei$^3$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mou$^5$ héi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /mou̯¹³ hei̯³³/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vú-hi
*** Hakka Romanization System: vu$^ˋ$ hi
*** Hagfa Pinyim: vu$^3$ hi$^4$
*** Sinological IPA: /vu³¹ hi⁵⁵/
** (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
*** Hakka Romanization System: vu$^ˊ$ hi$^ˇ$
*** Sinological IPA: /vu²⁴⁻³³ hi¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ū-kí
*** Sinological IPA : /u³³⁻⁵⁵ $^{(kʰ-)}$ɛi²¹³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bú-khì
*** Tâi-lô: bú-khì
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bw'qix
*** IPA (Xiamen): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰi⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
*** IPA (Taipei): /bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰi¹¹/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰi²¹/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: bhu$^2$ ki$^3$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: bú khì
*** Sinological IPA : /bu⁵²⁻³⁵ kʰi²¹³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$vu-chi
*** MiniDict: vu$^去$ chi
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$vu-qi
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vu²² t͡ɕʰi⁴⁴/
* Middle Chinese: mjuX khijH
Rime :
| Character | 武 | 器 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 溪 (29) |
| Final (韻) | 虞 (24) | 脂 (17) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Closed | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 文甫切 | 去冀切 |
| Baxter | mjuX | khijH |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mɨo$^X$/ | /kʰˠiɪ$^H$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /mio$^X$/ | /kʰᵚi$^H$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /mio$^X$/ | /kʰiɪ$^H$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /muə̆$^X$/ | /kʰji$^H$/ |
| Li Rong | /mio$^X$/ | /kʰji$^H$/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭu$^X$/ | /kʰi$^H$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /mi̯u$^X$/ | /kʰi$^H$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | wǔ | qì |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | mou$^5$ | hei$^3$ |

### Noun

武器
* weapon; arms
* (figurative) weapon (means of gaining an advantage over someone or something)
    思想武器 ― sīxiǎng wǔqì ― ideological weapon

#### Synonyms

* (weapon):
* 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)
* 火器 (huǒqì) (firearm)
* 火槍／火枪 (huǒqiāng) (firearm)

#### Derived terms

* 化學武器／化学武器 (huàxué wǔqì)
* 原子武器 (yuánzǐ wǔqì)
* 大規模殺傷性武器／大规模杀伤性武器 (dàguīmó shāshāngxìng wǔqì)
* 小型武器 (xiǎoxíng wǔqì)
* 常規武器／常规武器 (chángguī wǔqì)
* 放射性武器 (fàngshèxìng wǔqì)
* 核武器 (héwǔqì)
* 生物武器 (shēngwù wǔqì)
* 輕型武器／轻型武器 (qīngxíng wǔqì)
* 輕武器／轻武器 (qīngwǔqì)

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 武器(ぶき) (buki)
* → Korean: 무기(武器) (mugi)
* → Vietnamese: vũ khí (武器)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 武 | 器 |
| ぶ Grade: 5 | き Grade: 4 |
| kan'on ||
* Alternative spelling
* 武器 (kyūjitai)

### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 武器 (MC mjuX khijH).

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) ぶき [búꜜkì] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [bɯ̟kʲi]
* Homophones: 不器, 無器, 舞姫

### Noun

武(ぶ)器(き) • (buki)
* (weaponry) weapon, arms
    Synonyms: つわもの (tsuwamono), 兵器 (heiki)
** 1999 March 1, “格(かく)闘(とう)戦(せん)士(し)アルティメーター [Combat Warrior Ultimator]”, in Booster 1, Konami:
    武(ぶ)器(き)をいっさい使(つか)わず、素(す)手(で)で戦(たたか)いぬく格(かく)闘(とう)戦(せん)士(し)。
       Buki o issai tsukawazu, sude de tatakainuku kakutō senshi.
       A combat warrior who fights with his bare hands, without ever using any weapon whatsoever.
** 2004 July 7, Nobuhiro Watsuki, “第(だい)26(にじゅうろく)話(わ)　トレーニング・デイ [Chapter 26: Training Day]”, in 武(ブ)装(ソウ)錬(レン)金(キン) [Armed Alchemy], volume 3, Tokyo: Shueisha, →ISBN, page 161:
    拳(けん)銃(じゅう)は最(さい)後(ご)の武(ぶ)器(き)！銃(じゅう)口(こう)を人(ひと)に向(む)けてはダメ！
       Kenjū wa saigo no buki! Jūkō o hito ni mukete wa dame!
       Handguns are weapons of last resort! Do not casually point muzzles at people!
** 2012 October 5, “オーガの脱(だつ)獄(ごく)者(しゃ) [Ogre Jailbreaker]”, in ラヴニカへの回帰 [Return to Ravnica], Wizards of the Coast:
    鎖(くさり)を武(ぶ)器(き)として使(つか)うという発(はっ)想(そう)に至(いた)るまでに三(さん)年(ねん)を要(よう)した。だがこれに気(き)付(づ)いた彼(かれ)は、無(む)駄(だ)にした年(とし)月(つき)分(ぶん)を取(と)り返(かえ)した。
       Kusari o buki toshite tsukau to iu hassō ni itaru made ni sannen o yōshita. Daga kore ni kizuita kare wa, muda ni shita toshitsukibun o torikaeshita.
       It took three years for it to occur to him to use the chain as a weapon. But once it did, he made up for lost time.
* (figurative) weapon
    弁(べん)舌(ぜつ)を武(ぶ)器(き)にする
       benzetsu o buki ni suru
       to use speech as a weapon

#### Derived terms

* 武(ぶ)器(き)術(じゅつ) (bukijutsu)
* 隠(かく)し武(ぶ)器(き) (kakushibuki)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* ↑ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* ↑ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 武 | 器 |

### Noun

武器 • (mugi) (hangeul 무기)
* hanja form of 무기 (“weapon; arms”)

## Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term :
| 武 | 器 |

### Noun

武器
* chữ Hán form of vũ khí (“weapon; arms”).