琥珀
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (琥珀) | 琥 | 珀 | |
| simp. #(琥珀) | 琥 | 珀 | |
| alternative forms | 虎魄 虎珀 琥魄 | ||
Etymology
Probably borrowed from a language in Central Asia during the Han Dynasty; compare Middle Persian khlpʾd (kah-rubāy, “amber”).
The Book of Han:
- 出封牛、水牛、象、大狗、沐猴、孔爵、珠璣、珊瑚、虎魄、璧流離。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- Chū fēngniú, shuǐniú, xiàng, dàgǒu, mùhóu, kǒngjué, zhūjī, shānhú, hǔpò, bìliúlí.
- (The country of Jibin in the Western Regions) produces bison, buffalo, elephants, big dogs (kuchis?), macaques, peacocks, jewels, corals, ambers and cat's eyes.
出封牛、水牛、象、大狗、沐猴、孔爵、珠玑、珊瑚、虎魄、璧流离。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): fu2 paak3
- Gan (Wiktionary): 'fu3 pet6
- Eastern Min (BUC): hū-páe̤k
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hó͘-phek / hó͘-phiak
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˇ ㄆㄛˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hǔpò
- Wade–Giles: hu3-pʻo4
- Yale: hǔ-pwò
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huupoh
- Palladius: хупо (xupo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pʰu̯ɔ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fu2 paak3
- Yale: fú paak
- Cantonese Pinyin: fu2 paak8
- Guangdong Romanization: fu2 pag3
- Sinological IPA (key): /fuː³⁵ pʰaːk̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: 'fu3 pet6
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˈfu²¹³⁻¹³ pʰɛt̚⁵/
- (Nanchang)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: hū-páe̤k
- Sinological IPA (key): /hu³³⁻⁵⁵ (pʰ-)βɔyʔ²⁴/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó͘-phek
- Tâi-lô: hóo-phik
- Phofsit Daibuun: hofpheg
- IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei): /hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ pʰiɪk̚³²/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ pʰiɪk̚³²/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó͘-phiak
- Tâi-lô: hóo-phiak
- Phofsit Daibuun: hofphiag
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ pʰiak̚⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Middle Chinese: xuX phaek
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*qʰlaːʔ pʰraːɡ/
Noun
琥珀
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 琥 | 珀 |
| こ Jinmeiyō |
はく Jinmeiyō |
| kan'on | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- amber (fossil resin)
Derived terms
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 琥 | 珀 |
Noun
Vietnamese
| chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
|---|---|
| 琥 | 珀 |
Noun
琥珀