器皿

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Chinese

		device; tool; utensil	shallow container; rad. no. 108
trad. (器皿)		器	皿
simp. ^#(器皿)		器	皿

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qìmǐn

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄣˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hei³ ming⁵
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): hi-mén
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khì-béng / khì-bín

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qìmǐn
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄣˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cìmǐn
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi⁴-min³
  - Yale: chì-mǐn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chihmiin
  - Palladius: циминь (ciminʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ min²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hei³ ming⁵
  - Yale: hei míhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hei³ ming⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: héi³ ming⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hei̯³³ mɪŋ¹³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: hi-mén
  - Hakka Romanization System: hi men^ˋ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: hi⁴ men³
  - Sinological IPA: /hi⁵⁵ men³¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-béng
  - Tâi-lô: khì-bíng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qie'beang
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ biɪŋ⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ biɪŋ⁴¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ biɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ biɪŋ⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khì-bín
  - Tâi-lô: khì-bín
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qie'bien
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ bin⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ bin⁵³/

Noun

器皿

household utensil; container (especially for use in the home) (Classifier: 件 m)

Synonyms

器 (qì) (literary, or in compounds)
器具 (qìjù)
器物 (qìwù)
器用 (qìyòng) (literary)
工具 (gōngjù)
用具 (yòngjù)
用器 (yòngqì) (literary)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (器皿):

→ Japanese: 器(き)皿(べい) (kibei)
→ Korean: 기명(器皿) (gimyeong)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
器	皿
き Grade: 4	べい Grade: 3
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
器皿 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

器(き)皿(べい) • (kibei)

container, especially household tableware such as a bowl or a dish

References

“器皿”, in デジタル大辞泉 ‎ (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, updated roughly every four months
“器皿” in Weblio Dictionary.

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