亡者

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Chinese

		to die; to perish	‑ist, ‑er (person); person (who does sth)
trad. (亡者)		亡	者
simp. ^#(亡者)		亡	者

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wángzhě

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄤˊ ㄓㄜˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mong⁴ ze²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wángzhě
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄓㄜˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wángjhě
  - Wade–Giles: wang²-chê³
  - Yale: wáng-jě
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wangjee
  - Palladius: ванчжэ (vančžɛ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mong⁴ ze²
  - Yale: mòhng jé
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mong⁴ dze²
  - Guangdong Romanization: mong⁴ zé²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔːŋ²¹ t͡sɛː³⁵/

Noun

亡者

(literary) the dead; the deceased; the departed

Synonyms

亡人 (wángrén) (literary)
往生者 (wǎngshēngzhě) (Buddhism, euphemism)
故人 (gùrén) (literary)
死人 (sǐrén)
死者 (sǐzhě)
瓜碼子／瓜码子 (gua¹ ma³ zr) (Xiang)
聖人／圣人 (Hokkien, euphemism)
逝者 (shìzhě) (literary)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
亡	者
もう Grade: 6	しゃ > じゃ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
亡者 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) もーじゃ (Atamadaka – )^[1]
IPA^(key):

Noun

亡(もう)者(じゃ) • (mōja) ^{←まうじや (mauzya)^?}

dead
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:死人
one who is preoccupied with money, power, etc.
金(かね)の亡者(もうじゃ)
kane no mōja
slave to money

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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