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Translingual
Han character
霧 (Kangxi radical 173, 雨 +11, 19 strokes, cangjie input 一月弓竹尸 (MBNHS ), four-corner 10227 , composition ⿱雨 務 )
Derived characters
See also
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 1377 , character 36
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 42418
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 4074, character 15
Unihan data for U+9727
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
堥
*muː, *mu
蓩
*muːʔ, *moːɡ
猱
*ml'uː, *mljiwʔ, *ml'us
茅
*mruː
罞
*mruː, *muːŋ
蝥
*mruː, *mu, *mo, *moɡs
鶜
*mruː
瞀
*moːɡs, *mroːɡ
愗
*moːɡs
袤
*mus
雺
*mus, *mu, *muːŋ, *muːŋs
懋
*mus
楙
*mus
矛
*mu
蟊
*mu
髳
*mu, *muːŋ
鍪
*mu
鞪
*mu, *moːɡ
糅
*ml'us
腬
*ml'us, *mlju
柔
*mlju
揉
*mju
蹂
*mju, *mjuʔ, *mjus
鍒
*mju
騥
*mju
蝚
*mju
葇
*mju, *mjuʔ
鞣
*mju, *mjus
鰇
*mju
瑈
*mju
鶔
*mju
楺
*mjuʔ
煣
*mjuʔ, *mjus
輮
*mjuʔ, *mjus
韖
*mjuʔ
敄
*moʔ, *mos
務
*moɡs
鶩
*moɡs, *moːɡ
騖
*moɡs
婺
*moɡs
霚
*moɡs, *moːŋ
嵍
*moɡs
霧
*moɡs, *moːŋ
霿
*moːŋ, *moːŋs
楘
*moːɡ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *moɡs, *moːŋ ) : semantic 雨 ( “ rain ” ) + phonetic 務 ( OC *moɡs) .
Etymology 1
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *muːŋ ~ r/s-muːk ( “ foggy; dark; sullen; menacing; thunder ” ) (STEDT; Schuessler, 2007 ) or its allofam *r-məw ( “ sky; heavens; clouds ” ) (Schuessler, 2007 ). Cognate with Tibetan རྨུ་བ ( rmu ba , “ fog ” ) , རྨུགས་པ ( rmugs pa , “ dense fog ” ) , Burmese မြူ ( mru , “ minute particle; haze; fog ” ) .
Pronunciation
Mandarin
(Standard )
(Pinyin ) : wù (wu4 )
(Zhuyin ) : ㄨˋ
(Chengdu , Sichuanese Pinyin ) : wu4
(Dungan , Cyrillic and Wiktionary ) : ву (vu, III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou –Hong Kong , Jyutping ) : mou6
(Taishan , Wiktionary ) : mu5
(Yangjiang , Jyutping++ ) : mou6
Gan (Wiktionary ) : u5
Hakka
(Sixian , PFS ) : vu
(Meixian , Guangdong ) : vu4
Jin (Wiktionary ) : vu3
Northern Min (KCR ) : mū / ū
Eastern Min (BUC ) : ô
Southern Min
(Hokkien , POJ ) : bū
(Teochew , Peng'im ) : bhu7
Wu (Shanghai , Wugniu ) : 6 wu
Xiang (Changsha , Wiktionary ) : u5 / u4
Note :
mū - verncular;
ū - literary.
Note :
u5 - vernacular;
u4 - literary.
Baxter –Sagart system 1.1 (2014 )
Character
霧
Reading #
1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)
wù
Middle Chinese
‹ mjuH ›
Old Chinese
/*kə.m(r)k-s/
English
fog, mist
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:
* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;
* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
霧
Reading #
1/2
No.
8856
Phonetic component
矛
Rime group
竇
Rime subdivision
0
Corresponding MC rime
務
Old Chinese
/*moɡs/
Notes
見 爾 雅 ,說 文 作 霚
Definitions
霧
fog ; mist
vapour ; fine spray
( Hokkien ) blurry
( Internet slang ) A particle placed at the end of a sentence to indicate that the poster is joking. (used with parentheses)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
霧 (“fog”)
Variety
Location
Words
Classical Chinese
霧 , 霧氣 , 霧靄
Formal (Written Standard Chinese )
霧 , 霧氣
Northeastern Mandarin
Beijing
霧
Taiwan
霧
Harbin
霧
Jilu Mandarin
Jinan
霧
Jiaoliao Mandarin
Yantai (Muping)
霧 , 霧露
Central Plains Mandarin
Luoyang
霧
Wanrong
霧
Xi'an
霧 , 霧氣
Xining
霧 , 霧氣
Xuzhou
霧
Lanyin Mandarin
Yinchuan
霧
Lanzhou
霧 , 霧氣
Ürümqi
霧
Southwestern Mandarin
Chengdu
霧 , 霧罩 , 霧氣
Wuhan
霧
Guiyang
霧罩 , 雲霧
Guilin
霧
Liuzhou
霧 , 霧水
Jianghuai Mandarin
Nanjing
霧
Yangzhou
霧
Hefei
霧
Cantonese
Guangzhou
霧
Hong Kong
霧
Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou)
霧
Macau
霧
Guangzhou (Panyu)
霧
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)
霧
Guangzhou (Conghua)
霧
Guangzhou (Zengcheng)
霧 , 大頭霧
Foshan
霧
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)
霧
Foshan (Shunde)
霧
Foshan (Sanshui)
霧
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)
霧
Zhongshan (Shiqi)
霧
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou)
霧
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka)
霧
Zhuhai (Doumen)
霧
Jiangmen (Baisha)
霧
Jiangmen (Xinhui)
霧
Taishan
霧
Kaiping (Chikan)
霧
Enping (Niujiang)
霧
Heshan (Yayao)
霧
Dongguan
霧 , 霧水
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)
霞霧
Yangjiang
霧
Danzhou
霧露
Gan
Nanchang
霧
Lichuan
濛 , 霧
Pingxiang
霧露 , 霧
Hakka
Meixian
霧 , 濛沙
Xingning
濛沙
Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)
霧
Huidong (Daling)
霧 , 濛霧
Dongguan (Qingxi)
濛霞
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)
濛露
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)
霧
Shaoguan (Qujiang)
濛沙
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)
沙霧
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua)
露
Changting
濛沙
Wuping
濛沙
Wuping (Pingyu)
濛沙
Liancheng
濛沙
Ninghua
露
Yudu
霧露
Ruijin
濛沙
Shicheng
濛
Shangyou (Shexi)
濛露
Miaoli (N. Sixian)
濛沙煙
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)
濛沙煙
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)
濛煙
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)
濛沙煙 , 濛煙
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)
濛沙煙 , 濛煙
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)
濛
Huizhou
Jixi
霧
Jin
Taiyuan
霧
Xinzhou
霧
Northern Min
Jian'ou
露
Eastern Min
Fuzhou
雺
Southern Min
Xiamen
霧 , 雺
New Taipei (Sanxia)
雺霧
Kaohsiung
霧
Yilan
霧
Changhua (Lukang)
霧
Taichung
霧 , 雺
Tainan
霧
Hsinchu
霧
Kinmen
霧
Penghu (Magong)
霧
Manila (Hokkien)
霧
Chaozhou
霧
Leizhou
霧
Wenchang
霧
Haikou
霧
Central Min
Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping)
霧
Zhongshan Min
Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)
霧
Waxiang
Guzhang (Gaofeng)
罩子
Wu
Shanghai
霧 , 霧露 , 迷霧
Shanghai (Chongming)
迷露
Suzhou
迷露
Danyang
霧
Hangzhou
霧露
Ningbo
霧露
Wenzhou
幔 , 幔露
Jinhua
霧
Jinhua (Tangxi)
霧露
Xiang
Changsha
霧 , 罩子 , 罩
Loudi
霧 , 罩子 thick
Shuangfeng
霧 , 霧罩 , 霧罩子
Compounds
Descendants
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Definitions
霧
( Hokkien , Teochew ) to spray ; to spit (a liquid , often after keeping the liquid in one's mouth )
Synonyms: 浡 , 噴 / 喷 , 濺 / 溅 , 𫝺 , 澍
含 血 霧 天 [Taiwanese Hokkien , trad. ] 含 血 雾 天 [Taiwanese Hokkien , simp. ] kâm hoeh bū thiⁿ [Pe̍h-ōe-jī ] to slander people with false accusations
( Hokkien ) to gush upwards; to overflow from a container
Synonyms: 浡 , 泏 , 溢 , sōe-teⁿ
燃 滾水 的 時 ,鼎蓋 若 無 掀開 ,滾水 就 會 霧 出來 。 [Taiwanese Hokkien , trad. ] 燃 滚水 的 时 ,鼎盖 若 无 掀开 ,滚水 就 会 雾 出来 。 [Taiwanese Hokkien , simp. ] Hiâⁿ kún-chúi ê sî, tiáⁿ-kòa nā bô hian--khui, kún-chúi tiō ē bū --chhut-lâi. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī ] When boiling water, if the lid is not lift, the water will overflow.
Usage notes
( first definition ) : For the subtle difference between the synonyms, please refer to the usage notes of 澍 .
( second definition ) : 霧 / 雾 usually means overflowing due to boiling; 泏 usually means overflowing due to shaking; sōe-teⁿ means dribbling at a spout when it is nearly stopped up; 溢 is used in a general sense.
References
Etymology 3
Pronunciation
Definitions
霧
( Northern Min ) Alternative form of 露 ( “ fog; mist ” )
Etymology 4
For pronunciation and definitions of 霧 – see 霿 (“gloomy ; dim ; overcast ; fog ; etc.”). (This character is a variant form of 霿 ).
Japanese
Kanji
霧
(Jōyō kanji )
Readings
Compounds
Etymology
The 連用形 ( ren'yōkei , “ continuative or stem form ” ) of 霧る ( kiru , “ to become foggy ” ) .[ 1]
First attested in the sense "breath expelled from a person" in the Kojiki of 712.[ 1]
Pronunciation
Noun
霧( きり ) • (kiri )
mist , fog
1999 March 1, “ウォーター・エレメント [Water Element ]”, in BOOSTER 1 , Konami :
水( みず ) に住( す ) んでいる精( せい ) 霊( れい ) 。まわりを霧( きり ) でつつみこみ視( し ) 界( かい ) を奪( うば ) う。Mizu ni sundeiru seirei. Mawari o kiri de tsutsumikomi shikai o ubau. A spirit who lives in the water. She’ll blind you by surrounding you with mist.
breath expelled from a person
a liquid (e.g. water ) that is dispelled into the air like fog
( slang , criminal) dawn ; daybreak
Derived terms
See also
References
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 霧 (MC mjuH ). Recorded as Middle Korean 무〯 ( mwǔ ) (Yale : mwǔ ) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회 ), 1527.
Pronunciation
(SK Standard /Seoul ) IPA (key ) : Phonetic hangul: Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Hanja
Wikisource
霧 (eumhun 안개 무 ( an'gae mu ) )
hanja form? of 무 ( “ fog ; mist ” )
Compounds
References
국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典 .
Vietnamese
Han character
霧 : Hán Nôm readings: vụ , mù
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