玩具

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Chinese

 
curios; antiques; to play
curios; antiques; to play; to amuse oneself
 
tool; device; utensil
tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument
simp. and trad.
(玩具) 		玩 具
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Noun

玩具

  1. toy (Classifier: 個／个 m c; 件 m c)
    兒童玩具／儿童玩具  ―  értóng wánjù  ―  children's toys
    益智玩具  ―  yìzhì wánjù  ―  educational toys

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 玩具 (“toy”)
Variety Location Words
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 玩具
Mandarin Beijing 玩意兒, 玩玩意兒, 玩印子
Taiwan 玩具
Jinan 玩意兒
Luoyang 耍貨
Xi'an 耍貨子
Yinchuan 耍頭
Xining 耍貨
Wuhan 耍貨
Chengdu 耍玩意兒, 玩具
Yangzhou 耍貨
Singapore 玩具
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 耍拉兒, 玩意兒
Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) 耍拉兒
Cantonese Hong Kong 玩具, 嘢玩
Taishan 玩具
Gan Pingxiang 耍個仔
Hakka Miaoli (N. Sixian) 玩具
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 玩具
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 玩具
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 玩具
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 玩具
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 童物
Jin Taiyuan 耍貨, 玩兒具
Xinzhou 耍貨兒
Eastern Min Fuzhou 客佻乇
Southern Min Xiamen 𨑨迌物
Quanzhou 𨑨迌物
Zhangzhou 𨑨迌物
Taipei (Wanhua) 尪仔物
Kaohsiung 𨑨迌物仔
Yilan 𨑨迌物仔
Changhua (Lukang) 𨑨迌物仔
Taichung 𨑨迌物仔
Taichung (Wuqi) 𨑨迌物仔
Tainan 𨑨迌物
Taitung 𨑨迌物仔
Hsinchu 𨑨迌物仔
Penghu (Magong) 𨑨迌物
Penang (Hokkien) 尪公仔
Manila (Hokkien) 𨑨迌物
Jieyang 𨑨迌物件, 羅坐物件
Haikou 弄具
Wu Shanghai 白相幹, 玩具
Shanghai (Songjiang) 白相幹
Ningbo 嬲和東西, 白相果
Wenzhou 狡調個物事
Xiang Loudi 耍把戲

Derived terms

Japanese

Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
玩 具
おもちゃ
Grade: S Grade: 3
jukujikun

Alteration of 御 (o-, honorific prefix) +‎ 持ち遊び (mochiasobi, “toy”).

Pronunciation

Noun

玩具(おもちゃ) • (omocha) 

  1. (colloquial) a toy, plaything
    Synonyms: 遊び道具 (asobi dōgu), トイ (toi), 持ち遊び (mochiasobi), 弄び (moteasobi), 弄び物 (moteasobi-mono)
    • 1959, “おもちゃのチャチャチャ [Toy dancing Cha Cha Cha]”, 野坂昭如 (lyrics), 越部信義 (music):
      きょうはおもちゃの　おまつりだ　みんなたのしく　うたいましょ
      kyōha omochano omatsurida minna tanoshiku uta imasho
      Today is a festival for toys. Everyone, let's singing happily.
Usage notes

This term is often spelled in hiragana.

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Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
玩 具
がん
Grade: S 		ぐ
Grade: 3
on’yomi

/ɡwan ɡu/ → /ɡaŋɡu/

From Middle Chinese 玩具 (MC ngwanH gjuH).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

玩(がん)具(ぐ) • (gangu) ←ぐわんぐ (gwangu)?

  1. (formal) a toy, plaything
    Synonyms: 遊び道具 (asobi dōgu), 玩物 (ganbutsu), トイ (toi)
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References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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