玻璃

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Chinese

phonetic
trad. (玻璃) 玻 璃
simp. #(玻璃) 玻 璃
2nd round simp. 玻玏
alternative forms 玻瓈／玻璃
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Etymology

From Prakrit 𑀨𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀅 (phālia) (Ji, 1998v4); from Sanskrit स्फटिक (sphaṭika). Cognate with Pali phalika (“crystal”), Thai ผลึก (pà-lʉ̀k, “crystal”), Lao ຜະລຶກ (pha lưk), ຜະລິກະ (pha li ka), Khmer ផលិក (phɑlək), etc. The meaning has been shifted to refer to glass (the material).

Pronunciation

Note: bo1 lei4 - literary, rare.
Rime
Character 玻 璃
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 滂 (2) 來 (37)
Final (韻) 戈 (95) 支 (11)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) I III
Fanqie 滂禾切 呂支切
Baxter pha lje
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/pʰuɑ/ /liᴇ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/pʰuɑ/ /liɛ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/pʰuɑ/ /ljɛ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/pʰwa/ /liə̆/
Li
Rong 		/pʰuɑ/ /lie/
Wang
Li 		/pʰuɑ/ /lǐe/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/pʰuɑ/ /lie̯/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		pō lí
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		po1 lei4

Noun

玻璃

  1. glass (Classifier: 張／张 m; 塊／块 m c)
    玻璃吹製／玻璃吹制  ―  bōli chuīzhì  ―  glassblowing
    小心玻璃。  ―  Xiǎoxīn bōli.  ―  Caution — glass door.
    緊急時擊破玻璃。 [MSC, trad.]
    紧急时击破玻璃。 [MSC, simp.]
    Jǐnjí shí jīpò bōli.
    Break glass in emergency.
  2. generic term for any film material with glass-like transparency, such as cellophane, nylon, plastic, etc. (Classifier: 張／张 m; 塊／块 m)
  3. (Wuhan Mandarin, humorous) eyeglasses; spectacles
  4. (Sichuanese, humorous) plain boiled water
  5. (slang) gay person; male homosexual

Synonyms

  • (glass): 琉璃 (liúlí)
  • (eyeglasses):
Dialectal synonyms of 眼鏡 (“eyeglasses”)
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 靉靆, 眼鏡
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 眼鏡
Northeastern Mandarin Beijing 眼鏡兒, 眼鏡子
Taiwan 眼鏡
Chengde 眼鏡兒
Chifeng 眼鏡兒, 鏡子
Hulunbuir (Hailar) 眼鏡
Heihe 眼鏡兒
Qiqihar 眼鏡, 鏡子
Harbin 眼鏡兒, 鏡子
Jiamusi 眼鏡兒, 鏡子
Baicheng 眼鏡兒
Changchun 眼鏡兒
Tonghua 眼鏡兒
Shenyang 眼鏡兒, 鏡子
Jinzhou 眼鏡兒, 鏡子
Malaysia 眼鏡
Singapore 眼鏡
Jilu Mandarin Tianjin 眼鏡兒
Tangshan 眼鏡兒, 眼鏡子
Cangzhou 眼鏡兒
Baoding 眼鏡兒
Shijiazhuang 眼鏡兒
Lijin 眼鏡, 鏡子
Jinan 眼鏡子, 鏡子
Jiaoliao Mandarin Dalian 眼鏡兒
Dandong 眼鏡兒
Yantai 眼鏡
Yantai (Muping) 眼鏡
Qingdao 眼鏡
Zhucheng 眼鏡
Central Plains Mandarin Luoyang 眼鏡兒, 二餅兒 derogatory
Lingbao 眼鏡
Jining 眼鏡
Wanrong 眼鏡, 鏡子 dated, 二柄子 derogatory
Linfen 眼鏡兒
Shangqiu 眼鏡兒
Yuanyang 眼鏡
Zhengzhou 眼鏡
Xinyang 眼鏡兒
Baihe 眼鏡, 眼鏡子
Xi'an 眼鏡, 眼鏡兒
Baoji 眼鏡
Tianshui 眼鏡
Xining 眼鏡兒, 眼鏡子, 眼鏡兒子
Xuzhou 眼鏡, 二餅 humorous
Fuyang 眼鏡, 鏡子
Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) 眼鏡子
Lanyin Mandarin Yinchuan 眼鏡, 眼鏡兒
Lanzhou 眼鏡兒, 眼鏡子, 鏡子, 二軲轆 humorous
Dunhuang 眼鏡子
Hami 眼鏡
Ürümqi 眼鏡子, 鏡子
Southwestern Mandarin Chengdu 眼鏡兒, 眼鏡
Nanchong 眼鏡兒
Dazhou 眼鏡兒, 鏡子
Hanyuan 眼鏡, 眼鏡子
Xichang 眼鏡
Zigong 眼鏡兒
Chongqing 眼鏡兒
Wuhan 眼鏡, 鏡子 dated, 玻璃 humorous
Yichang 眼鏡
Xiangyang 眼鏡, 鏡子
Tianmen 眼鏡
Guiyang 眼鏡
Zunyi 眼鏡
Bijie 眼鏡
Liping 眼鏡
Zhaotong 眼鏡
Dali 眼鏡
Kunming 眼鏡
Mengzi 眼鏡
Guilin 眼鏡
Liuzhou 眼鏡
Jishou 眼鏡
Changde 眼鏡
Hanzhong 眼鏡子
Jianghuai Mandarin Nanjing 眼鏡, 二餅 humorous
Yangzhou 眼鏡子
Lianyungang 眼鏡
Lianshui 眼鏡子
Nantong 眼鏡
Anqing 眼鏡, 眼睛罩 dated
Wuhu 眼鏡子
Hefei 眼鏡子
Huanggang 眼鏡兒
Hong'an 眼鏡, 鏡子
Cantonese Guangzhou 眼鏡, 眼枷
Hong Kong 眼鏡
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) 眼鏡
Macau 眼鏡
Guangzhou (Panyu) 眼鏡
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) 眼鏡
Guangzhou (Conghua) 眼鏡
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) 眼鏡
Foshan 眼鏡
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) 眼鏡
Foshan (Shunde) 眼鏡
Foshan (Sanshui) 眼鏡
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) 眼鏡
Zhongshan (Shiqi) 眼鏡
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) 眼鏡
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) 眼鏡
Zhuhai (Doumen) 眼鏡
Jiangmen (Baisha) 眼鏡
Jiangmen (Xinhui) 眼鏡
Taishan 眼鏡
Kaiping (Chikan) 眼鏡
Enping (Niujiang) 眼鏡
Heshan (Yayao) 眼鏡
Dongguan 眼鏡, 二文錢 dated
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) 眼鏡
Qingyuan 眼鏡
Fogang 眼鏡
Yingde (Hanguang) 眼鏡
Yangshan 眼鏡
Lianshan (Butian) 眼鏡
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) 眼鏡
Shaoguan 眼鏡
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 眼鏡
Renhua 眼鏡
Lechang 眼鏡
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) 眼鏡
Sihui 眼鏡
Guangning 眼鏡
Deqing 眼鏡
Huaiji 眼鏡
Fengkai (Nanfeng) 眼鏡
Yunfu 眼鏡
Xinxing 眼鏡
Luoding 眼鏡
Yunan (Pingtai) 眼鏡
Xinyi 眼鏡
Lianjiang 眼鏡
Nanning 眼鏡
Wuzhou 眼鏡
Yulin 眼鏡
Hepu (Lianzhou) 眼鏡
Qinzhou (Xiniujiao) 眼鏡
Singapore (Guangfu) 眼鏡
Gan Nanchang 眼鏡子
Lichuan 眼鏡
Pingxiang 眼鏡
Hakka Meixian 目鏡, 眼鏡
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) 眼鏡
Dongguan (Qingxi) 眼鏡
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) 眼鏡
Wuhua (Shuizhai) 眼鏡
Wuhua (Huacheng) 眼鏡
Wuhua (Changbu) 眼鏡
Wuhua (Mianyang) 眼鏡
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) 眼鏡
Jiexi 目鏡
Luhe 目鏡
Changting 眼鏡
Longyan (Yongding) 眼鏡
Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) 目鏡, 眼鏡
Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) 眼鏡
Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) 目鏡
Wuping (Zhongshan) 目鏡
Liancheng (Peitian) 眼鏡
Liancheng (Zhongbao) 眼鏡
Liancheng (Laiyuan) 目鏡
Yudu 眼鏡
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 目鏡
Miaoli (Zaoqiao; N. Sixian) 目鏡
Miaoli (Touwu; N. Sixian) 目鏡
Miaoli (Nanzhuang; N. Sixian) 目鏡
Miaoli (Shitan; N. Sixian) 目鏡
Miaoli (Sanwan; N. Sixian) 目鏡
Miaoli (Toufen; N. Sixian) 目鏡
Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian) 目鏡
Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian) 目鏡
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 眼鏡
Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) 目鏡
Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) 眼枷仔
Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) 眼枷仔
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 目鏡
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 目鏡
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 目鏡
Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) 目鏡
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 目鏡
Luchuan (Daqiao) 眼鏡
Sabah (Longchuan) 眼鏡
Kuching (Hepo) 目鏡
Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) 目鏡
Singkawang 目鏡
Bangkok (Meixian) 眼鏡
Bangkok (Fengshun) 目鏡
Huizhou Jixi 眼鏡
Shexian 眼鏡
Jin Taiyuan 眼鏡
Yangyuan 眼鏡兒, 鏡子
Datong 眼鏡兒
Xinzhou 眼鏡, 二餅子 derogatory
Lüliang (Lishi) 眼鏡兒
Changzhi 眼鏡兒
Linhe 眼鏡
Jining 眼鏡兒
Hohhot 眼鏡
Erenhot 眼鏡兒
Pingshan 眼鏡子, 鏡子
Zhangjiakou 眼鏡兒, 鏡子
Handan 眼鏡
Linzhou 眼鏡
Suide 眼鏡
Northern Min Jian'ou 眼鏡
Songxi 眼鏡
Jianyang 眼鏡
Eastern Min Fuzhou 眼鏡
Fuqing 眼鏡
Gutian 眼鏡
Ningde 眼鏡
Zhouning 眼鏡
Fuding 眼鏡
Youxi 眼鏡
Matsu 眼鏡
Southern Min Xiamen 目鏡
Quanzhou 目鏡
Jinjiang 目鏡
Yongchun 目鏡
Zhangzhou 目鏡
Zhao'an 目鏡
Taipei 目鏡
Taipei (Wanhua) 目鏡
New Taipei (Tamsui) 目鏡
New Taipei (Sanxia) 目鏡
New Taipei (Pingxi) 目鏡
Kaohsiung 目鏡
Kaohsiung (Cijin) 目鏡
Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) 目鏡
Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) 目鏡
Kaohsiung (Tianliao) 目鏡
Yilan 目鏡
Yilan (Luodong) 目鏡
Yilan (Toucheng) 目鏡
Changhua (Lukang) 目鏡
Taichung 目鏡
Taichung (Wuqi) 目鏡
Tainan 目鏡
Tainan (Anping) 目鏡
Taitung 目鏡
Hsinchu 目鏡
Pingtung (Baoli, Checheng) 目鏡
Penghu (Magong) 目鏡
Penghu (Xiyu) 目鏡
Penang (Hokkien) 目鏡
Singapore (Hokkien) 目鏡
Manila (Hokkien) 目鏡
Longyan 目鏡
Zhangping (Yongfu) 目鏡
Datian 眼鏡
Pingnan (Shangdu) 眼鏡
Chaozhou 目鏡
Shantou 目鏡
Shantou (Chenghai) 目鏡
Shantou (Chaoyang) 目鏡
Jieyang 目鏡
Haifeng 目鏡
Phnom Penh (Teochew) 目鏡
Singapore (Teochew) 目鏡
Leizhou 目鏡
Wenchang 目鏡
Haikou 目鏡
Puxian Min Putian 目鏡
Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) 目鏡
Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) 目鏡
Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) 目鏡
Xianyou 目鏡
Xianyou (Fengting) 目鏡
Xianyou (Youyang) 目鏡
Central Min Yong'an 眼鏡, 目鏡
Sanming (Shaxian) 目鏡
Shaojiang Min Shaowu 眼鏡
Zhongshan Min Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) 眼鏡
Zhongshan (Sanxiang) 目鏡
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 眼鏡, 眼枷
Northern Pinghua Guilin (Dahe) 眼鏡子
Waxiang Yuanling (Shaojiwan) 眼鏡
Wu Shanghai 眼鏡, 托力克
Shanghai (Chongming) 眼鏡
Suzhou 眼鏡
Danyang 眼鏡子
Hangzhou 眼鏡兒
Ningbo 蔡眼
Wenzhou 眼鏡, 眼視鏡
Jinhua 眼鏡
Xiang Changsha 眼鏡
Loudi 眼鏡
Quanzhou 眼鏡
Xiangnan Tuhua Jiangyong 眼鏡

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (玻璃):
  • → Japanese: 玻璃(はり) (hari)
  • → Korean: 파리(玻璃) (pari)

Others:

References

  • Duffus, William (1883) “glass”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 123

Japanese

Kanji in this term
玻 璃
は
Hyōgai 		り
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

玻(は)璃(り) • (hari) 

  1. glass, crystal

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

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