舞妓
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Chinese
| to dance; to wield; to brandish | prostitute | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (舞妓) | 舞 | 妓 | |
| simp. #(舞妓) | 舞 | 妓 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄐㄧˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wǔjì
- Wade–Giles: wu3-chi4
- Yale: wǔ-jì
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuujih
- Palladius: уцзи (uczi)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: mou5 gei6
- Yale: móuh geih
- Cantonese Pinyin: mou5 gei6
- Guangdong Romanization: mou5 géi6
- Sinological IPA (key): /mou̯¹³ kei̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
舞妓
- maiko (apprentice geisha)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 舞 | 妓 |
| まい Grade: S |
Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi | irregular |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 舞妓 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 舞妓, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 舞 | 妓 |
| ぶ Grade: S |
ぎ Hyōgai |
| on'yomi | |