火器

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Chinese

		fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving	device; tool; utensil
trad. (火器)		火	器
simp. ^#(火器)		火	器

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huǒqì

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): fo² hei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huǒqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huǒcì
  - Wade–Giles: huo³-chʻi⁴
  - Yale: hwǒ-chì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huoochih
  - Palladius: хоци (xoci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    火器
    火氣／火气
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: fo² hei³
  - Yale: fó hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: fo² hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: fo² héi³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /fɔː³⁵ hei̯³³/
  - Homophones:
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    火器
    火氣／火气

Noun

火器

(weaponry) firearm (Classifier: 架 m)

Synonyms

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)
武器 (wǔqì)
火槍／火枪 (huǒqiāng) (firearm)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
火	器
か Grade: 1	き Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
火器 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

/kwaki/ → /kaki/

From Middle Chinese compound 火器 (*xwa^X khij^H, literally “fire + vessel”). Compare modern Mandarin 火器 (huǒqì).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かき (Atamadaka – )^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key):

Noun

火(か)器(き) • (kaki) ^{←くわき (kwaki)^?}

a vessel or container for holding a fire, such as a brazier; more specifically, a kind of hibachi
(weaponry) a firearm

Derived terms

Derived terms

軽火器(けいかき) (kei kaki): small arms
重火器(じゅうかき) (jū kaki): heavy ordnance

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
火	器

Noun

火器 • (hwagi) (hangeul 화기)

hanja form^? of 화기 (“firearm”)

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