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Chinese
Pronunciation
| Rime
|
| Character
|
武
|
夫
|
夫
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| Reading #
|
1/1
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1/2
|
2/2
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| Initial (聲)
|
明 (4)
|
並 (3)
|
幫 (1)
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| Final (韻)
|
虞 (24)
|
虞 (24)
|
虞 (24)
|
| Tone (調)
|
Rising (X)
|
Level (Ø)
|
Level (Ø)
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| Openness (開合)
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Closed
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Closed
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Closed
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| Division (等)
|
III
|
III
|
III
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| Fanqie
|
文甫切
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防無切
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甫無切
|
| Baxter
|
mjuX
|
bju
|
pju
|
| Reconstructions
|
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
|
/mɨoX/
|
/bɨo/
|
/pɨo/
|
Pan
Wuyun
|
/mioX/
|
/bio/
|
/pio/
|
Shao
Rongfen
|
/mioX/
|
/bio/
|
/pio/
|
Edwin
Pulleyblank
|
/muə̆X/
|
/buə̆/
|
/puə̆/
|
Li
Rong
|
/mioX/
|
/bio/
|
/pio/
|
Wang
Li
|
/mĭuX/
|
/bĭu/
|
/pĭu/
|
Bernhard
Karlgren
|
/mi̯uX/
|
/bʱi̯u/
|
/pi̯u/
|
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
|
wǔ
|
fú
|
fū
|
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
|
mou5
|
fu4
|
fu1
|
Noun
武夫
- (literary) warrior
- (literary) soldier
Synonyms
- 兵人 (bīngrén) (literary)
- 兵仔 (Hakka, Hokkien)
- 兵勇 (bīngyǒng) (dated)
- 兵卒 (bīngzú) (dated)
- 兵員／兵员 (bīngyuán)
- 兵士 (bīngshì)
- 兵跤仔 (Hokkien, dated)
- 士人 (shìrén) (archaic)
- 士兵 (shìbīng)
- 士卒 (shìzú) (archaic)
- 大兵 (dàbīng) (dated, sometimes derogatory)
- 師徒／师徒 (shītú) (Classical Chinese)
- 戰士／战士 (zhànshì)
- 旌旗 (jīngqí) (figurative, literary)
- 武人 (wǔrén)
- 武士 (wǔshì)
- 營兵／营兵 (Hokkien, dated)
- 甲士 (jiǎshì) (archaic)
- 軍人／军人 (jūnrén)
- 軍士／军士 (jūnshì)
Derived terms
Japanese
Proper noun
武夫 • (Takeo)
- a male given name