道具
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Chinese
direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk |
tool; device; utensil tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (道具) | 道 | 具 | |
| simp. #(道具) | 道 | 具 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄐㄩˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàojyù
- Wade–Giles: tao4-chü4
- Yale: dàu-jyù
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawjiuh
- Palladius: даоцзюй (daoczjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dou6 geoi6
- Yale: douh geuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: dou6 goey6
- Guangdong Romanization: dou6 gêu6
- Sinological IPA (key): /tou̯²² kɵy̯²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǒ͘-kū
- Tâi-lô: tǒo-kū
- IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔ²² ku⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-kū
- Tâi-lô: tō-kū
- Phofsit Daibuun: doixku
- IPA (Xiamen): /to²²⁻²¹ ku²²/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tō-kī
- Tâi-lô: tō-kī
- Phofsit Daibuun: doixki
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /to²²⁻²¹ ki²²/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: dao6 gu6
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tău kŭ
- Sinological IPA (key): /tau³⁵⁻¹¹ ku³⁵/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: dawX gjuH
Noun
道具
- (theater, film, or generally) prop; theatrical property
- (video games) item
- (Buddhism) implement (an accessory that aids one in the Way)
Descendants
Further reading
- Ding, Fubao (丁福保) (1922),
“道具” in 佛學大辭典 .
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 道 | 具 |
| どう Grade: 2 |
ぐ Grade: 3 |
| goon | |
Pronunciation
Noun
- tool (mechanical device intended to make a task easier)
- a means, something used to perform an operation
Synonyms
- 用具 (yōgu)
Hyponyms
References
- ^ 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 道 | 具 |