人

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (人):
* → Japanese: 人(にん) (nin); 人(じん) (jin)
* → Korean: 인(人) (in)
* → Vietnamese: nhân (人)

Austroasiatic languages
Shang dynasty
Yueshi culture

Characters in the same phonetic series (人) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Pictogram (象形) – side view of a standing man, highlighting an arm and a leg. Compare 大, 立 (lì), 卩 (jié), 夭, and 氏 according to one interpretation. See also the original version of 年.
亼 is similar but unrelated; it represents an open mouth flipped upside down and appears on top of characters such as 食, 金, 令, 龠, and 今.
It represents a roof in the characters 余, 茶, 舍, and 倉. It represents a flag on a flagpole in 㫃. Eventually, it represents two parallel mountain walls in 谷.
The stylized version to the left of the characters is 亻 (see also 千). Similar but unrelated to 彳.
Sagart (1999) relates it to Tibetan ཉེན (nyen, “relative”), from ཉེ (nye, “near”) + nominalizing suffix -n; if so, from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s-naːj ~ s-nej (“near”).
Schuessler (2007) proposes two etymologies:
* Same etymon as 仁 (OC *njin, “to be kind; to be good”), from Proto-Sino-Tibetan *s/k-niŋ (“heart; brain; mind”). The semantic association of 仁 with 人 was somewhat late, dated to Mencius's time; later on, 仁 would be usually interpreted as "humane, acting like a human being".
** If so, semantically parallel with Tibetan སེམས་ཅན (sems can, “living being, human, animal”, literally “possessor of mind”); and Latin animalis (“living, having soul”) from anima (“soul”).
* Related to Proto-Mon-Khmer *ɲaʔ ~ *ɲah (“person”) with a nominalizing suffix -n, from the auto-ethnonym of a hostile, possibly Austroasiatic-speaking, eastern people, whom the Sinitic-speaking Shang referred to as 人方 (OC *njin paŋ).

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亻
𠆢
儿
𠂉
几
𠔽
𤯔
𦉫
寧
儂/侬
𠆧

吃得苦中苦，方為人上人 / 吃得苦中苦，方为人上人

chī de kǔ zhōng kǔ, fāng wéi rén shàng rén

狼人 ― lángrén ― werewolf

虎人 ― hǔrén ― weretiger

(fantasy, mythology) were- (indicates a person who changes shape into an animal)


魔

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *maːl): phonetic 麻 (OC *mraːl) + semantic 鬼 (“demon”).
Clipping of 魔羅 (MC ma la), from Sanskrit मार (māra, “killing; death; destroyer; demon”). According to Zhengzitong, First attested in 548 October 29, in an epitaph

bor

Suì dēng zhèngjué, shén tōng zìrán. Qúnmó qǐshǒu, líng guàn zhūtiān. Cíbēi wànyǒu, guāngzhào dàqiān.

遂登正覺，神通自然。群魔稽首，靈冠諸天。慈悲萬有，光照大千。

遂登正觉，神通自然。群魔稽首，灵冠诸天。慈悲万有，光照大千。


夔

From a Kam-Tai source (Mei, 1980; Schuessler, 2007); compare Proto-Tai *ɣwaːjᴬ (“water buffalo”), Sui kui² (“water buffalo”). Schuessler also considered 犩 (Later Han Chinese ŋuɨ) to be the same etymon.

(Chinese mythology) the Kui, a one-legged creature


妖

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *qrow): semantic 女 + phonetic 夭 (OC *qoːwʔ, *qrow, *qrowʔ).

Han compound

貓妖

猫妖


犼

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 犭 (“canine”) + phonetic 孔 (OC *kʰloːŋʔ)


獍

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kraŋs): semantic 犬 (“dog”) + phonetic 竟 (OC *kraŋs).
A late word; its earliest extant attestation is in the late 5th-century treatise 《述異記》 Tales of Strange Matters by 任昉 Ren Fang (460-508).
Related to 破鏡 (OC *pʰaːls kraŋs, “a beast that eats its own father”) mentioned in the Book of Han.

och-l

a mythical tiger-like animal that eats its own mother shortly after birth


虺

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *hŋuːl, *hŋruːl, *hŋlulʔ): phonetic 兀 (OC *ŋuːd) + semantic 虫.
; “venomous snake”

Han compound

What dreams are lucky?
They have been about black bears and brown bears,
They have been about asps and adders.

The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Jí mèng wéi hé,
Wéi xióng wéi pí,
Wéi huǐ wéi shé.

吉夢維何、
維熊維羆、
維虺維蛇。

吉梦维何、
维熊维罴、
维虺维蛇。

1919, 《新舊約全書：官話和合譯本》 [Mandarin Bible, Union Version], Shanghai: American Bible Society:

Dan will be a serpent on the trail, an adder in the path, that bites the horse’s heels, so that his rider falls backward. [World English Bible]

Dàn bì zuò dào shang de shé, lù zhōng de huǐ, yǎoshāng mǎtí, shǐ qímǎ de zhuìluò yú hòu.

但必作道上的蛇、路中的虺、咬傷馬蹄、使騎馬的墜落於後。

但必作道上的蛇、路中的虺、咬伤马蹄、使骑马的坠落于后。

(Chinese mythology) a kind of venomous snake


蜃

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *djɯns, *djɯnʔ, *djins): phonetic 辰 (OC *djɯn) + semantic 虫 (“insect”).
May also be an ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意), with 辰 possibly being an agricultural tool made from clam, see there for more.
Possibly related to 辰 (OC *djɯn, “5th earthly branch; dragon”) (Schuessler, 2007); see there for more.
Carr (1990) organizes characters in the 辰 phonetic series into two groups, one of which is "dragon", which includes 蜃 as well as 晨 (OC *djɯn, “dragon star”).

och-l

蜃景

By the sea, the clamʼs mist resembles towers; in the wild expanse, mist becomes palaces thus.

Hǎipáng shènqì xiàng lóutái, guǎngyě qì chéng gōngquè rán.

海旁蜃氣象樓臺，廣野氣成宮闕然。

海旁蜃气象楼台，广野气成宫阙然。

Before the door, the drakes blow mist; on the coir, the orchids emit fragrance.

齊己 (Qí Jǐ) 《湘江漁父》 "The Fisherman on Xiang River", in 《全唐詩》 Quan Tangshi.

Ménqián jiāoshèn qì, suōshàng huìlán xīn.

門前蛟蜃氣，蓑上蕙蘭馨。

门前蛟蜃气，蓑上蕙兰馨。

(mythology) the shen, a shapeshifting aquatic monster originally imagined as a clam and later as a type of dragon


蟈

Alternative form of 蜮 (yù, “legendary creature that has three legs and harms humans”)


驨

a mythical beast like a horse with a deer's antler


鬼

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (鬼):
* → Japanese: 鬼(き) (ki)
* → Korean: 귀(鬼) (gwi)
* → Vietnamese: quỷ (鬼)

→ Thai: กุ๊ย (gúi)

Characters in the same phonetic series (鬼) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Pictogram (象形) – a kneeling man or figure with an ugly face (甶). The ugly face could be a mask. The lower right “dot” is a small 厶; it is a residual tail that was added later – compare 离. Related to 畏 (variant 𠂽), which originally depicts a ghost standing with a stick in hand.
Compare 異 (“different, strange”), in which the 田 also derives from a face and indicates a mask. Compare also 禺, in which the top component represents either a mask or a monkey's head.
Unknown. May be related to:
* 威 (OC *qul, “to overawe, to terrorise”) with k-nominalisation and endoactive tone B, lit. "the thing which is doing the overawing" (Childs-Johnson, 1995 apud Schuessler, 2007; Baxter & Sagart, 2014), or
* 歸 (OC *klul, “to return”) (Shuowen Jiezi https://ctext.org/shuo-wen-jie-zi/gui-bu?searchu=%E6%AD%B8&searchmode=showall#result; Liezi https://ctext.org/liezi/tian-rui?searchu=%E9%AC%BC%E6%AD%B8%E4%B9%9F&searchmode=showall#result; Carr, 1985 apud Schuessler, 2007), yet Baxter & Sagart (2014) consider this connection, while semantically plausible, to be a folk etymology; as 鬼 (OC *k-ʔujʔ) and 歸 (OC *[k]ʷəj) had different Old Chinese rhymes & thus were likely unrelated.
See also 詭 (OC *krolʔ, “to deceive; peculiar”).

Han etyl

這房子常常鬧鬼。

这房子常常闹鬼。

人之鬼，非人也。

They prepare the ancestral temple (to receive the tablet of the departed), and there they present offerings to the disembodied spirit.

Classic of Filial Piety, circa 475 – 221 BCE

為之宗廟，以鬼享之。

为之宗庙，以鬼享之。

ghost; apparition; spirit (Classifier: 隻／只)

小鬼

機靈鬼

机灵鬼

gweilo (derogatory term for a white person)

鬼佬

(regional, derogatory, usually in compounds) Caucasian or Western person


鯤

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (鯤):
* → Japanese: 鯤(こん) (kon)
* → Korean: 곤(鯤) (gon)
* → Vietnamese: côn (鯤)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *kuːn): semantic 魚 (“fish”) + phonetic 昆 (OC *kuːn).
; “fish roe”
; “kun (sea monster)”

Han compound

The size of the kun, I do not know how many thousand li it is.

鯤之大，不知其幾千里也。

鲲之大，不知其几千里也。

(Chinese mythology) kun, a large fish that transforms into a roc (鵬／鹏 (péng))


鯪

(obsolete, mythology) legendary fish with human-like face and hands


鴸

a mythical bird resembling an owl with human hands, said to bring bad luck


鵬

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (鵬):
* → Korean: 붕(鵬) (bung)
* → Vietnamese: bằng (鵬)

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *bɯːŋ) and ideogrammic compound (會意 /会意): phonetic 朋 (OC *bɯːŋ, “phoenix”) + semantic 鳥 (“bird”)
This has been related to 風 (OC *plum, “wind”) (Schuessler, 2007) and also by Wang (1982) to 鳳 (OC *bums, “male fenghuang”).

Han compound

I don't know how many thousand li the Pengʹs back is.

鵬之背，不知其幾千里也。

鹏之背，不知其几千里也。

(Chinese mythology) peng (enormous bird)


鶬

(Chinese mythology) a kind of mythological bird


鸓

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *rul, *rulʔ): phonetic 畾 (OC *ruːl, “bird”) + semantic 鳥.

Han compound

𱊳
䴎
𤴒
𪉀
𩁜
𪆼
𪈦
蠝
𧕫
𤡂
𤢹

(Chinese mythology) a bird with two heads and four legs that resembles the magpie


鸞

luan (mythical bird related to the fenghuang; sometimes translated as simurgh)


麒麟

Ming Dynasty
Phono-semantic matching
Song Dynasty
Zheng He

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (麒麟):
* → Japanese: 麒(き)麟(りん) (kirin)
* → Korean: 기린(麒麟) (girin)
* → Vietnamese: kì lân (麒麟)

→ Thai: กิเลน (gì-leen)

→ Zhuang: geizlaenz, gizlinz

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ lin³⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ lɵn²¹/

/kʰei̯²¹ lɵn²¹⁻³⁵/

/kʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/

/ki⁵³⁻³³ l̃iŋ⁵³/

/ki²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/ki²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/

/ki¹³⁻²² lin¹³/

/ki²³⁻³³ lin²³/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ lin³⁵/

/kʰei̯²¹ lɵn²¹/

/kʰei̯²¹ lɵn²¹⁻³⁵/

/kʰi²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/

/ki⁵³⁻³³ l̃iŋ⁵³/

/ki²⁴⁻²² lin²⁴/

/ki²⁴⁻¹¹ lin²⁴/

/ki¹³⁻²² lin¹³/

/ki²³⁻³³ lin²³/

Old Chinese pronunciation for this word was *g(ɯ)-rin (Zhengzhang), and in pre-Qin times the beast was also referred to as
* 麟 (OC *rin),
* 麐 (OC *m·rin, *m·rins),
* 𪊓, or
* 蔽 (OC *peds),
the last two having been attested in the oracle bone script already.
There is much debate as to what animal the qilin beast was; some maintain that the qilin was a beast only found in mythology, even though it may have been based on some animal in pre-historic times, and some argue that the qilin was in reality the river deer, the ox or cow, or the Indian rhinoceros (Wang, 2009).
Janhunen (2011) tentatively compares 麒麟 (OC *ɡɯ rin) to a Northeast Asian etymon *kalimV, which denotes either "whale" or "mammoth"; however, he cautiously remarks that "[t]he formal and semantic similarity between *kilin < *gilin ~ *gïlin 'unicorn' and *kalimV 'whale' (but also Samoyedic *kalay- 'mammoth') is sufficient to support, though perhaps not confirm, the hypothesis of an etymological connection". He also notes a possible connection between Old Chinese and Mongolian (*)kers ~ (*)keris ~ (*)kiris "rhinoceros" (> Khalkha Mongolian хирс (xirs)).

Is it only among men that it is so? There is the Qilin among quadrupeds, the Fenghuang (phoenix) among birds, the Tai mountain among mounds and ant-hills, and rivers and seas among rain-pools. Though different in degree, they are the same in kind.

Qǐ wéi mín zāi? Qílín zhī yú zǒushòu, fènghuáng zhī yú fēiniǎo, Tàishān zhī yú qiūdié, hé hǎi zhī yú xíngliáo, lèi yě.

豈惟民哉？麒麟之於走獸，鳳凰之於飛鳥，太山之於丘垤，河海之於行潦，類也。

岂惟民哉？麒麟之于走兽，凤凰之于飞鸟，太山之于丘垤，河海之于行潦，类也。

(Chinese mythology) qilin (propitious mythological beast) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn)


狒狒

/feɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ feɪ̯⁵¹/

/feɪ̯⁵¹ feɪ̯¹/

/fɐt̚⁵ fɐt̚⁵/

/fɐi̯²² fɐi̯²²/

/fɐi̯³³ fɐi̯³³/

/feɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ feɪ̯⁵¹/

/feɪ̯⁵¹ feɪ̯¹/

/fɐt̚⁵ fɐt̚⁵/

/fɐi̯²² fɐi̯²²/

/fɐi̯³³ fɐi̯³³/

(archaic, Chinese mythology) name of a monster mentioned in the Erya (爾雅)


魑魅

Sino-Xenic (魑魅):
* → Japanese: 魑魅(ちみ) (chimi)
* → Korean: 이매(魑魅) (imae)
* → Vietnamese: si mị (魑魅)

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ mei̯²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ meɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiː⁵⁵ mei̯²²/

Chaos, Oddity, Block-stump, and Glutton were all cast out to the four frontiers, to ward off ill sprites and evil spirits.

Húndūn, Qióngqí, Táowù, Tāotiè, tóu zhū sì yì, yǐ yù chīmèi.

渾敦，窮奇，檮杌，饕餮，投諸四裔，以禦魑魅。

浑敦，穷奇，梼杌，饕餮，投诸四裔，以御魑魅。


人魚

Sino-Xenic (人魚):
* → Japanese: 人魚(にんぎょ) (ningyo)
* → Korean: 인어(人魚) (ineo)
* → Vietnamese: nhân ngư (人魚)

/jɐn²¹ jyː²¹/

/n̠ʲin²² ɦy⁴⁴/

/zən²² ɦy⁴⁴/

/jɐn²¹ jyː²¹/

/n̠ʲin²² ɦy⁴⁴/

/zən²² ɦy⁴⁴/


人物

Sino-Xenic (人物):
* → Japanese: 人物(じんぶつ) (jinbutsu)
* → Korean: 인물(人物) (inmul)
* → Vietnamese: nhân vật (人物)

/jɐn²¹ mɐt̚²⁻³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ mɐt̚²/

/ŋin¹¹ ʋut̚⁵/

/d͡zin¹³⁻²² but̚¹²¹/

/lin²⁴⁻²² but̚²⁴/

/naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mueʔ⁴/

/n̠ʲin²² vəʔ⁴⁴/

/jɐn²¹ mɐt̚²⁻³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ mɐt̚²/

/ŋin¹¹ ʋut̚⁵/

/d͡zin¹³⁻²² but̚¹²¹/

/lin²⁴⁻²² but̚²⁴/

/naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mueʔ⁴/

/n̠ʲin²² vəʔ⁴⁴/

(art) figure painting; painting of a person; portrait


尚書

Sino-Xenic (尚書):
* → Vietnamese: thượng thư (尚書)

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

/sœːŋ²² syː⁵⁵/

/siũ³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

/siũ³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

/sœːŋ²² syː⁵⁵/

/siũ³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

/siũ³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

Originally, the person in this position was a lowly clerk, responsible for drafting and editing imperial decrees on behalf of the emperor. Later on, the person in this position became more like a chief of staff who handled all aspects of governance on behalf of the emperor.

(archaic, position title) secretary; chief of staff


尚書

Sino-Xenic (尚書):
* → Japanese: 尚(しょう)書(しょ) (Shōsho)
* → Korean: 상서(尙書) (Sangseo)

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

/sœːŋ²² syː⁵⁵/

/siũ³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

/siũ³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

/ʂɑŋ⁵¹ ʂu⁵⁵/

/sœːŋ²² syː⁵⁵/

/siũ³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

/siũ³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ su⁴⁴/

/siɔŋ³³⁻²¹ su⁴⁴/

Classic of History (a collection of documents and speeches alleged to have been written by rulers and officials of the early Zhou Dynasty and before)


灰姑娘

/xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ²/

/fuːi̯⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵ nœːŋ²¹/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

/he⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

/xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ²/

/fuːi̯⁵⁵ kuː⁵⁵ nœːŋ²¹/

/hue⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²³/

/he⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔ⁴⁴⁻³³ niũ²⁴/

灰姑娘是真有名的囡仔古。


饕餮

/tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/tʰou̯⁵⁵ tʰiːt̚³/

/tʰo⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛt̚³²/

/tʰo³³ tʰiɛt̚⁵/

/tʰo⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛt̚³²/

/tʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛt̚³²/

/tʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛt̚³²/

/tʰau³³⁻²³ tʰiek̚²/

/tʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tʰi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/tʰou̯⁵⁵ tʰiːt̚³/

/tʰo⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛt̚³²/

/tʰo³³ tʰiɛt̚⁵/

/tʰo⁴⁴⁻²² tʰiɛt̚³²/

/tʰo⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛt̚³²/

/tʰɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ tʰiɛt̚³²/

/tʰau³³⁻²³ tʰiek̚²/

(Chinese mythology) taotie (legendary gluttonous animal)


主人公

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡syː³⁵ jɐn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡syː³⁵ jɐn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵/


宇宙人

ja-r

宇宙人(うちゅうじん) (uchūjin)

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (宇宙人):
* → Japanese: 宇宙人(うちゅうじん) (uchūjin)
* → Korean: 우주인(宇宙人) (uju'in)

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/


武俠

Sino-Xenic (武俠):
* → Japanese: 武侠(ぶきょう) (bukyō)
* → Korean: 무협(武俠) (muhyeop)
* → Vietnamese: võ hiệp (武俠)

→ English: wuxia

→ Russian: уся́ (usjá)

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiap̚³²/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiap̚⁵/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiap̚³²/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiap̚³²/

/bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiap̚³²/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiap̚³²/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kiap̚⁵/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiap̚³²/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kiap̚³²/

/bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kiap̚³²/


迪斯尼樂園

ㄉㄧˊ ㄙ ㄋㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄩㄢˊ

Дисыни лэюань

/ti³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ni³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/ti³⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ ni³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/


迪士尼樂園

ㄉㄧˊ ㄕˋ ㄋㄧˊ ㄌㄜˋ ㄩㄢˊ

Дишини лэюань

/ti³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ni³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/tɪk̚² siː²² nei̯²¹ lɔːk̚² jyːn²¹/

/ti³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ni³⁵ lɤ⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/tɪk̚² siː²² nei̯²¹ lɔːk̚² jyːn²¹/


物語

/u⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐt̚² jyː¹³/

/but̚⁴⁻³² ɡu⁵³/

/but̚²⁴⁻² ɡu⁵⁵⁴/

/but̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡu⁵³/

/but̚⁴⁻³² ɡu⁵³/

/but̚⁴⁻³² ɡu⁴¹/

/u⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐt̚² jyː¹³/

/but̚⁴⁻³² ɡu⁵³/

/but̚²⁴⁻² ɡu⁵⁵⁴/

/but̚¹²¹⁻²¹ ɡu⁵³/

/but̚⁴⁻³² ɡu⁵³/

/but̚⁴⁻³² ɡu⁴¹/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 物(もの)語(がたり) (monogatari).

(in Japanese contexts) tale; story; legend


飛龍

New Latin: Feilongus

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/

/pue⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/

/pue⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/

/pue⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²⁴/

/pue⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/

/pue³³⁻²³ leŋ⁵⁵/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹/

/pue⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ²⁴/

/pue⁴⁴⁻²² liɪŋ¹³/

/pue⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²⁴/

/pue⁴⁴⁻³³ liɪŋ²³/

/pue³³⁻²³ leŋ⁵⁵/


米老鼠

/mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐi̯¹³ lou̯¹³ syː³⁵/

/mi²¹⁴⁻²¹ lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɐi̯¹³ lou̯¹³ syː³⁵/


火星人

ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/fɔː³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 火(か)星(せい)人(じん) (kaseijin).

(science fiction) Martian (inhabitant of Mars)


金星人

цзиньсинжэнь

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/kɐm⁵⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

(science fiction) Venusian (inhabitant of Venus)


天狗

Sino-Xenic (天狗):
* → Japanese: 天狗(てんぐ) (tengu)
* → Korean: 천구(天狗) (cheon'gu)
* → Vietnamese: thiên cẩu (天狗)

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kau⁵³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kau⁴¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ kɐu̯³⁵/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kau⁵³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kau⁵³/

/tʰiɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kau⁴¹/

(Japanese mythology, Shinto, folklore) tengu


巫術

Sino-Xenic (巫術):
* → Japanese: 巫(ふ)術(じゅつ) (fujutsu)
* → Korean: 무술(巫術) (musul)

/bu²⁴⁻²² sut̚⁴/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sut̚²⁴/

/bu¹³⁻²² sut̚¹²¹/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sut̚⁴/

/bu²³⁻³³ sut̚⁴/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sut̚⁴/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sut̚²⁴/

/bu¹³⁻²² sut̚¹²¹/

/bu²⁴⁻¹¹ sut̚⁴/

/bu²³⁻³³ sut̚⁴/


機器人

→ Zhuang: gihgiyinz

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʐəɻ³⁵/

/ki²⁴⁻¹¹ hi⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/

/ki⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/ki³³ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/ki⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³/

/ki³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹ ʐəɻ³⁵/

/ki²⁴⁻¹¹ hi⁵⁵ ŋin¹¹/

/ki⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/ki³³ kʰi⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ laŋ²⁴/

/ki⁴⁴⁻²² kʰi²¹⁻⁵³ laŋ¹³/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi¹¹⁻⁵³ laŋ²⁴/

/ki⁴⁴⁻³³ kʰi²¹⁻⁴¹ laŋ²³/

/ki³³⁻²³ kʰi²¹³⁻⁵⁵ naŋ⁵⁵/

(countable, chiefly Mainland China, Taiwan) robot (Classifier: 臺／台 m)


高祖

Emperor Gaozu of Han
Emperor Gaozu of Tang

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ko⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ⁵³/

/kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ⁴¹/

/ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔ⁵³/

/kɔ³³ t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔ⁵⁵ t͡su²¹/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ko⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ⁵³/

/kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ⁴¹/

/ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔ⁵³/

/kɔ³³ t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔ⁵⁵ t͡su²¹/


高祖

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ko⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ⁵³/

/kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ⁴¹/

/ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔ⁵³/

/kɔ³³ t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔ⁵⁵ t͡su²¹/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ko⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ⁵³/

/kɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sɔ⁴¹/

/ko⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sɔ⁵³/

/kɔ³³ t͡sɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/kɔ⁵⁵ t͡su²¹/

A temple name given to the first emperor of some of the Chinese dynasties, or to ancestor of the first emperor

Emperor Gaozu of Han (256 BCE or 247 BCE – June 1, 195 BCE)

Emperor Gaozu of Tang (566 – June 25, 635)


光武

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³/

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³/

the restoration of Emperor Guangwu of Han

光武中興

光武中兴


獻帝

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ ti⁵¹/


大將軍

Sino-Xenic (大將軍):
* → Japanese: 大(たい)将(しょう)軍(ぐん) (taishōgun)

→ Tocharian B: taittsyāṅkuṃ

ㄉㄚˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ˙ㄐㄩㄣ

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥yn²/

/taːi̯²² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/tä⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥yn²/

/taːi̯²² t͡sœːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

An official position which came into being during the Warring States Period, and reached the zenith of its influence during the Han dynasty. At first, the person in this position was the supreme military commander (modern equivalent ~ Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff). During the later half of the Han dynasty, he also took over the day to day executive affairs of government (modern equivalent ~ Hideki Tojo). During the Three Kingdoms period, the position again became military-related (modern equivalent ~ United States Secretary of Defense).

(archaic) supreme general; commander in chief

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Han dynasty
Hideki Tojo
Three Kingdoms
United States Secretary of Defense
Warring States Period


太傅

Sino-Xenic (太傅):
* → Korean: 태부(太傅) (taebu)
* → Vietnamese: thái phó (太傅)

→ Mongolian: тайфу (tajfu)

→ Manchu: ᡨᠠᡳᡶᡠ (taifu)

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/

/tʰaːi̯³³ fuː²²/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ hu²¹/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hu⁴¹/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ hu²¹/

/tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ hu¹¹/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ hu²¹/

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ fu⁵¹/

/tʰaːi̯³³ fuː²²/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ hu²¹/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ hu⁴¹/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ hu²¹/

/tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ hu¹¹/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ hu²¹/

During the Han Dynasty, the three highest civil posts, 三公 (sāngōng), were 太師／太师 (tàishī), 太傅 (tàifù) and 太保 (tàibǎo). These were the three highest civil positions at the time (modern equivalent ~ White House Chief of Staff or prime minister), and were roughly equivalent in rank to the subsequent position of 宰相 (zǎixiàng, “Chancellor of China”).

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太師／太师 (tàishī)

(historical) Grand Tutor (title for a very high official in imperial China)

Chancellor of China
Han Dynasty
White House Chief of Staff


洛陽

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (洛陽):
* → Japanese: 洛陽(らくよう) (Rakuyō)
* → Korean: 낙양(洛陽) (Nagyang)
* → Vietnamese: Lạc Dương (洛陽)

→ English: Luoyang

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→ Thai: ลั่วหยาง, ลกเอี๋ยง

→ Thai: ลั่วหยาง, ลกเอี๋ยง

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵/

/lɔːk̚³ jœːŋ²¹/

/lɔːk̚² jœːŋ²¹/

/lɔk̚⁵ iɔŋ¹¹/

/l̃ouʔ⁵⁻³³ yoŋ⁵³/

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² iɔŋ²⁴/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² iɔŋ²⁴/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² iɔŋ²³/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ iaŋ¹³/

/lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² iũ²⁴/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ iũ²⁴/

/lok̚⁴⁻² iaŋ⁵⁵/

/loʔ¹¹ ɦiã²³/

/lu̯ɔ⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵/

/lɔːk̚³ jœːŋ²¹/

/lɔːk̚² jœːŋ²¹/

/lɔk̚⁵ iɔŋ¹¹/

/l̃ouʔ⁵⁻³³ yoŋ⁵³/

/lɔk̚²⁴⁻² iɔŋ²⁴/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² iɔŋ²⁴/

/lɔk̚⁴⁻³² iɔŋ²³/

/lɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ iaŋ¹³/

/lo(ʔ)²⁴⁻² iũ²⁴/

/lo(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ iũ²⁴/

/lok̚⁴⁻² iaŋ⁵⁵/

/loʔ¹¹ ɦiã²³/

Encyclopædia Britannica
Luo River (Henan)
Yin_and_yang#Toponymy

Yang (north) of the Luo River; based on Yin and yang toponymy in which north is associated with yang. Luoyang is situated to the north of the Luo River.

(～市) Luoyang (a prefecture-level city in Henan, China)

(～鎮) Luoyang (name of various towns in China)

(～鎮) Luoyang (a town in the district of Zengdu, in the prefecture-level city of Suizhou, Hubei, China)

(～鎮) Luoyang (a town in Hui'an County, in the prefecture-level city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China)

(～江) Luoyang (a river in the prefecture-level city of Quanzhou, Fujian, China)


議郎

This position was established in the Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 BCE), and abandoned after the Jin Dynasty (265–420). A court advisor was responsible for issuing opinions to the emperor about matters of state. A court advisor received a stipend of 600-dan, and was often a civil officer who was nominated to his post because of his record of filial piety and incorruptibility. Court advisors served under the Minister of the Household.

(archaic) Court Advisor (position title within the old imperial system)


五原

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ jyːn²¹/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/ŋ̍¹³ jyːn²¹/

In autumn during the seventh lunar month, a rainbow was seen in the imperial palace; in the side of a mountain in Wuyuan, a huge rift was created (as the result of an earthquake).

Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14ᵗʰ century CE

Qiū qī yuè, yǒu hóng jiàn yú yùtáng; Wǔyuán shān àn, jìn jiē bēngliè.

秋七月，有虹見於玉堂；五原山岸，盡皆崩裂。

秋七月，有虹见于玉堂；五原山岸，尽皆崩裂。

(～縣) Wuyuan County, Bayan Nur, Inner Mongolia


鉅鹿

/t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/kɵy̯²² lʊk̚²⁻³⁵/

/t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵¹/

/kɵy̯²² lʊk̚²⁻³⁵/

(～縣) Julu (a county of Xingtai, Hebei, China; formerly Nanyi prior to the Sui dynasty)


青州

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡siu³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ³³ t͡siu³³/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/

/t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/

(～市) Qingzhou (a city in Shandong, China)


幽州

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

(historical) Youzhou (an ancient prefecture in modern China)

(historical) Youzhou (one of the Nine Provinces of ancient China)


冀州

/t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/kʰei̯³³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/kʰei̯³³ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

(～區, formerly ～市) Jizhou (a district and former county-level city in Hengshui, Hebei, China)

Ji Province (one of the Nine Provinces of ancient China)


荊州

→ English: Jingzhou, Kingchow, Kin-tcheou, Ching-chou

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sɤ²¹/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/kɪŋ⁵⁵ t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siu⁴⁴/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/

/kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siu⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ t͡sɤ²¹/

(～市) Jingzhou (a prefecture-level city in Hubei, China)

(～區) Jingzhou (a district of Jingzhou, Hubei, China)

經濟技術開發區 經濟技術開發區#Chinese

(～經濟技術開發區) Jingzhou (an economic and technological development zone in Jingzhou, Hubei, China)

(historical) Jing Province (one of the Nine Provinces of ancient China)

(～鄉) Jingzhou (a township in Jixi, Xuancheng, Anhui, China)


豫州

/y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/jyː²² t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

/y⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/jyː²² t͡sɐu̯⁵⁵/

Yuzhou (an ancient city in Henan and Anhui Provinces)


唐州

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵⁵/

Tangzhou (the ancient name for present day Tanghe County, Henan Province)


中郎

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ lɔːŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ lɔːŋ²¹/

This position (the feudal equivalent of a Secret service agent, i.e. responsible for palace security) was established in the Qin Dynasty. Later, in the Han Dynasty, 中郎 were assigned to one of five different squads (官). Each one of these squads had its own leader, which was called 中郎將 (commander of the palace guards).

(historical) a palace guard (position title within the old imperial system)


江夏

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ haː²²/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ä⁵¹/

/kɔːŋ⁵⁵ haː²²/

(～郡) (historical) Jiangxia (an ancient commandery located in present-day eastern Hubei province that existed from the Han dynasty to the Tang dynasty)

(～縣) (historical) Jiangxia (a historical county that existed between 581 and 1911, located in present-day Wuhan, Hubei)

(～區) Jiangxia (a district of Wuhan, Hubei, China)


竟陵

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ liŋ³⁵/


景帝

/t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/

/t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/


漢武

/xän⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/xän⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


涿鹿亭侯

ㄓㄨㄛ ㄌㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄡˊ

Чжолу Тинхоу

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu⁵¹ tʰiŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵ lu⁵¹ tʰiŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵/

Ting Marquis of Zhuolu, grandson of Emperor Jing of Han


青龍偃月刀

ㄑㄧㄥ ㄌㄨㄥˊ ㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄠ

Цинлун Яньюэдао

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹ jiːn³⁵ jyːt̚² tou̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹ jiːn³⁵ jyːt̚² tou̯⁵⁵/


丈八點鋼矛

ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄤ ㄇㄠˊ

Чжан ба дяньган мао

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

丈八 (zhàngbā, “1.8 zhang: 4.158 meters or 13 feet 7.708776 inches”) + 點鋼／点钢 (diǎngāng, “refined steel”) + 矛 (máo, “lance; long spear”).

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Zhang Fei designed a 1.8 zhang lance, the tip of which was refined steel.

張飛造丈八點鋼矛。

张飞造丈八点钢矛。

(archaic) the long lance used by Zhang Fei


關公

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (關公):
* → Vietnamese: Quan Công (關公)

/ku̯än⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ku̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴/

/kuaŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuŋ⁵⁵/

/kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kuan⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/ku̯än⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ku̯an²⁴⁻¹¹ kuŋ²⁴/

/kuaŋ⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋuŋ⁵⁵/

/kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/kuan⁴⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

關公戰秦瓊／关公战秦琼 ― guāngōng zhàn Qín Qióng ― Lord Guan vs Qin Qiong (d. 638), an idiom describing impossibility or absurdity

(honorific) Lord Guan; Guan Yu (160–219)


騎都尉

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tu⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵¹ tu⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʰei̯³³ tou̯⁵⁵ wɐi̯³³/

/kei̯²² tou̯⁵⁵ wɐi̯³³/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tu⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵¹ tu⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/kʰei̯³³ tou̯⁵⁵ wɐi̯³³/

/kei̯²² tou̯⁵⁵ wɐi̯³³/

(archaic) a non-imperial nobility title of Qing dynasty


都尉

/tu⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/tu⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

(archaic) a military rank only second to a general


中常侍

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/

This position was established in the Qin Dynasty. The post was originally filled by either a scholar official or a eunuch. During the Eastern Han Dynasty, the post was exclusively held by eunuchs. They were entrusted with the task of delivering imperial edicts, and the handling of documents. By the end of the Han Dynasty, eunuchs were no longer used for this position. From that point forward, the post was held by scholar officials.

(archaic) the emperor's personal attendant


北都尉

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tu⁵⁵ weɪ̯⁵¹/

A position title during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the captain of the north was responsible for the guarding the northern district of a city.


黃門

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ mən³⁵/

/xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ mən³⁵/

Established during the Qin and Han Dynasties, the name was changed to 門下省 after the Jin Dynasty. Responsible for proofreading imperial edicts which were drafted in the name of the emperor.

(archaic) Edict Examination Bureau (門下省)


督郵

/tu⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

/tu⁵⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

Established during the Western Han Dynasty, a person in this position was the superintendent for all county-level officials who had a stipend in excess of 600 dàn (石) of rice (roughly 775 bushels by today's standards). He was also in charge of inspecting the ancient equivalent of post offices (郵驛) for the county. However, these post offices would have only delivered official government documents. Each Commandery was divided into a number of smaller counties; each of these counties was assigned a postal inspector. This position was abolished in the Tang Dynasty.

(archaic) postal inspector; county inspector


車騎

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ kei̯²²/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯³³/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ kei̯²²/

/kɵy̯⁵⁵ kʰei̯³³/

(archaic) general of chariots and cavalry (a high ranking position during the Han dynasty)


司徒

Sino-Xenic (司徒):
* → Korean: 사도(司徒) (sado)

/sz̩⁵⁵ tʰu³⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ²⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ²³/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ¹³/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴/

/sz̩⁵⁵ tʰu³⁵/

/siː⁵⁵ tʰou̯²¹/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ²⁴/

/su⁴⁴⁻³³ tɔ²³/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ¹³/

/su⁴⁴⁻²² tɔ²⁴/

(historical) Minister over the Masses (one of the three most important official posts during the Han Dynasty).


縣令

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ liŋ⁵¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ liŋ⁵¹/

(historical) head of a county; county magistrate


太尉

Sino-Xenic (太尉):
* → Korean: 태위(太尉) (taewi)
* → Vietnamese: thái úy (太尉)

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʰaːi̯³³ wɐi̯³³/

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

/tʰaːi̯³³ wɐi̯³³/

(archaic) position title: Grand Marshal (one of the three most important official posts during the Han Dynasty)


龍馬

/lʊŋ³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊŋ²¹ maː¹³/

/lʊŋ³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/lʊŋ²¹ maː¹³/

(Chinese mythology) longma (mythological creature with a dragon's head and a horse's body)


典軍校尉

ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄩㄣ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ

дянь цзюнь цзяовэй

/ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

(archaic) position title: a lower ranking military commander


陳留

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ li̯oʊ̯³⁵/

Chenliu County (near present day Kaifeng)


驃騎將軍

ㄆㄧㄠˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄩㄣ

ㄆㄧㄠˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄩㄣ

пяоци цзянцзюнь

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

пяоцзи цзянцзюнь

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

(historical) “General of Fast Cavalry” (a high military rank held by generals in ancient China)


車騎將軍

ㄐㄩ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄩㄣ

ㄔㄜ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄩㄣ

цзюйцзи цзянцзюнь

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

чэци цзянцзюнь

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

(archaic) General of Chariots and Cavalry (a high military rank held by generals in ancient China)


驃騎

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/pʰiːu̯³³ kʰei̯³³/

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/pʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹/

/pʰiːu̯³³ kʰei̯³³/

(archaic) to ride a fast horse at full-speed


王美人

/wɑŋ³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/wɑŋ³⁵ meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

Consort Wang (mother of Emperor Xian of Han)


河間

/xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/hɔː²¹ kaːn⁵⁵/

/xɤ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/hɔː²¹ kaːn⁵⁵/

(～國, ～郡) (historical) Hejian (a fief or commandery in northern-eastern China during the Warring States period)


舞陽君

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/


侍御史

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ y⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(archaic) position title: assistant to the imperial oversight advisor (御史)


御史

Sino-Xenic (御史):
* → Korean: 어사(御史) (eosa)

/y⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyː²² siː³⁵/

/y⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyː²² siː³⁵/

(archaic) imperial oversight advisor (position title); imperial censor


主簿

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/

(historical) name of an ancient position title: chief of records; official registrar


北邙山

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/peɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ mɑŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

(archaic) Mount Mang; Mang Mountain (north of Luoyang, where there are many cemeteries)


邙山

/mɑŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

/mɑŋ³⁵ ʂän⁵⁵/

(archaic) Mount Mang; Mang Mountain (north of Luoyang)


泰山

→ English: Tai Shan

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/tʰaːi̯³³ saːn⁵⁵/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ san⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ san³³/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ san⁴⁴/

/tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ san⁴⁴/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ san⁴⁴/

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/tʰaːi̯³³ saːn⁵⁵/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ san⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ san³³/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ san⁴⁴/

/tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ san⁴⁴/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ san⁴⁴/

死有重於泰山，輕於鴻毛 / 死有重于泰山，轻于鸿毛

sǐ yǒu zhòng yú Tàishān, qīng yú hóngmáo

Mount Tai (a mountain in Shandong, China)


泰山

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/tʰaːi̯³³ saːn⁵⁵/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ san⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ san³³/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ san⁴⁴/

/tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ san⁴⁴/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ san⁴⁴/

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵/

/tʰaːi̯³³ saːn⁵⁵/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ san⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ san³³/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ san⁴⁴/

/tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ san⁴⁴/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ san⁴⁴/

Phono-semantic matching of English Tarzan.

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Tarzan (fictional character in the novel Tarzan of the Apes)


侍中

→ Gandhari: 𐨗𐨁𐨚𐨂𐨎𐨓 (jiṭuṃgha) (from Old Chinese)

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵/

(archaic) job title: a trusted attendant (to an important person such as the emperor etc.)


郡守

/t͡ɕyn⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕyn⁵¹ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(historical) commandery administrator or governor, the official overseeing a commandery (郡) in ancient China under the Zhou and Qin dynasties

太守

the equivalent position between the Han and Tang dynasties


鳳凰

/fɤŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/fɤŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ¹/

/fəŋ⁴⁴ xuɑŋ²⁴/

/fʊŋ²² wɔːŋ²¹/

/fɵŋ³² vɔŋ²²/

/fuŋ¹¹ fɔŋ¹/

/fuŋ⁵⁵ foŋ¹¹/

/fuŋ³³ foŋ⁵⁵/

/hɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ¹³/

/hɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hɔŋ²³/

/hoŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ uaŋ⁵⁵/

/hoŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ⁵⁵/

/voŋ²² ɦuɑ̃⁴⁴/

/fɤŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/fɤŋ⁵¹ xu̯ɑŋ¹/

/fəŋ⁴⁴ xuɑŋ²⁴/

/fʊŋ²² wɔːŋ²¹/

/fɵŋ³² vɔŋ²²/

/fuŋ¹¹ fɔŋ¹/

/fuŋ⁵⁵ foŋ¹¹/

/fuŋ³³ foŋ⁵⁵/

/hɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² hɔŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ²²⁻²¹ hɔŋ¹³/

/hɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ hɔŋ²⁴/

/hɔŋ³³⁻²¹ hɔŋ²³/

/hoŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ uaŋ⁵⁵/

/hoŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ huaŋ⁵⁵/

/voŋ²² ɦuɑ̃⁴⁴/

Miyake (2015) reconstructed Old Chinese pronunciation *N-prəm-s ɢʷˁɑŋ and proposed, though with uncertainty, that the mythical bird's name is the affixed form of 風皇 (“wind sovereign”).


越騎校尉

ㄩㄝˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ

юэ цзи цзяовэй

/ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

(archaic) position title: captain of light cavalry


高皇

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵/

Emperor Gao [of Han] (256/247 BCE–June 1, 195 BCE)


驍騎校尉

ㄒㄧㄠ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄨㄟˋ

сяоцзи цзяовэй

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ weɪ̯⁵¹/

(archaic) position title: captain of armed cavalry


地球人

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (地球人):
* → Japanese: 地(ち)球(きゅう)人(じん) (chikyūjin)
* → Korean: 지구인(地球人) (jigu'in)

ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ

/ti⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/tei̯²² kʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

/ti⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/tei̯²² kʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

(science fiction) Earthling; Terran (inhabitant of Earth)


東方

ja-r

東方(とうほう) (tōhō)

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (東方):
* → Japanese: 東方(とうほう) (tōhō)
* → Korean: 동방(東方) (dongbang)
* → Vietnamese: đông phương (東方)

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/toŋ⁵⁵ faŋ⁵⁵/

/tuŋ²⁴ fɑŋ²⁴/

/tuŋ²⁴ fɑŋ⁵¹/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ foŋ²⁴/

/tʊŋ⁴⁴ fɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tɔŋ³³ hɔŋ³³/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ³³ hŋ̍³³/

/taŋ³³⁻²³ huaŋ³³/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/

/toŋ⁵⁵ faŋ⁵⁵/

/tuŋ²⁴ fɑŋ²⁴/

/tuŋ²⁴ fɑŋ⁵¹/

/tʊŋ⁵⁵ fɔːŋ⁵⁵/

/tuŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ foŋ²⁴/

/tʊŋ⁴⁴ fɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tɔŋ³³ hɔŋ³³/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/tɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔŋ⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hŋ̍⁴⁴/

/taŋ³³ hŋ̍³³/

/taŋ³³⁻²³ huaŋ³³/

崛起東方

崛起东方

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她教授东方美术史。


妖怪

Sino-Xenic (妖怪):
* → Japanese: 妖怪(ようかい) (yōkai)
* → Korean: 요괴(妖怪) (yogoe)
* → Vietnamese: yêu quái (妖怪)

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ g̊u̯aɪ̯²/

/iɔː²⁴ kuɛ⁴⁴/

/jiːu̯³⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/

/jiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/

/i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ku̯ai̯⁵⁵/

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ g̊u̯aɪ̯²/

/iɔː²⁴ kuɛ⁴⁴/

/jiːu̯³⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/

/jiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷaːi̯³³/

/i̯eu̯²⁴⁻¹¹ ku̯ai̯⁵⁵/

(usually in Chinese mythology) supernatural being; monster; devil; goblin


主人翁

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ wəŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴ ʐən⁴ wəŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡syː³⁵ jɐn²¹ jʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³⁻³³ ɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴⁻¹¹ ɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ ɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ oŋ³³/

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ wəŋ⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴ ʐən⁴ wəŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡syː³⁵ jɐn²¹ jʊŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ zin²³⁻³³ ɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lin²⁴⁻¹¹ ɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²³⁻³³ ɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ laŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɔŋ⁴⁴/

/t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ d͡ziŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ oŋ³³/


高平

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/kou̯⁵⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pʰiŋ³⁵/

/kou̯⁵⁵ pʰɪŋ²¹/

(～市) Gaoping (a county-level city in Jincheng, Shanxi, China)


魯國

/lu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ kʷɔːk̚³/

/lu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵/

/lou̯¹³ kʷɔːk̚³/


襄陽

desc

→ English: Xiangyang, Siangyang, Siang-yang, Hsiang-yang

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɔŋ²⁴/

/siɔŋ³³ iɔŋ²⁴/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɔŋ¹³/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɔŋ²⁴/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɔŋ²³/

/ɕiã⁵⁵ ɦiã²¹/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ jɑŋ³⁵/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɔŋ²⁴/

/siɔŋ³³ iɔŋ²⁴/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² iɔŋ¹³/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɔŋ²⁴/

/siɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ iɔŋ²³/

/ɕiã⁵⁵ ɦiã²¹/

Book of Documents
Fancheng
Han River (Hubei and Shaanxi)
Mount Hua

Surprisingly unclear.
襄 (xiāng) is speculated to imply "tall and prone to floods", which is recorded in the Book of Documents. The city precincts received chronic floods up until the 1930's.
The term 陽／阳 (yáng, “sunny”) is typically used to refer to establishments on the north bank of a river or the south side of a mountain. Xiangyang is, however, situated north of Mount Hua and on the south bank of the Han River. The settlement north of the Han is Fancheng).
Several theories have been proposed, though very little geographical evidence has been found for any of them. Some include:
* The Han River may have flowed south of Xiangyang, hence the modern-day bend just east of the city
* There was a small river called the Xiang that used to flow south of the city
* There was a "Mount Xiang" in the past that was north of Xiangyang

(～市) Xiangyang (a prefecture-level city in Hubei, China)


狼狽

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (狼狽):
* → Japanese: 狼狽(ろうばい) (rōbai)
* → Korean: 낭패(狼狽) (nangpae)

/lɑŋ³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/lɔːŋ²¹ puːi̯³³/

/liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pue²²/

/liɔŋ²³⁻³³ pue³³/

/liɔŋ¹³⁻²² pue²²/

/liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pue⁴¹/

/liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pue³³/

/lɔŋ²³⁻³³ pue³³/

/lɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pue³³/

/lɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pue²²/

/lɔŋ¹³⁻²² pue²²/

/lɑŋ³⁵ peɪ̯⁵¹/

/lɔːŋ²¹ puːi̯³³/

/liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pue²²/

/liɔŋ²³⁻³³ pue³³/

/liɔŋ¹³⁻²² pue²²/

/liɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pue⁴¹/

/liɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pue³³/

/lɔŋ²³⁻³³ pue³³/

/lɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ pue³³/

/lɔŋ²⁴⁻²² pue²²/

/lɔŋ¹³⁻²² pue²²/

An Old Chinese ideophone of the phonetic shape /*raːd(s) paːd(s) ~ *raːŋ paːd(s)/ (ZS), initially used to describe a limping or stumbling gait.
Folk etymology (as used by Tang-Dynasty Duan Chengshi) states that 狽／狈 (bèi) was a wolf-like animal in Chinese mythology, which had very short forelegs and long hind legs, and needed to mount a wolf in order to walk, so the two animals would always hunt together. This eventually led to the meaning of “to conspire”.

狼狈
狼貝
狼䟺
狼跋
䠭䟺
獵跋
躐跋
剌𣥠
剌癶
剌犮
剌八


太師

Sino-Xenic (太師):
* → Japanese: 太(たい)師(し) (taishi)
* → Korean: 태사(太師) (taesa)
* → Vietnamese: thái sư (太師)

→ Manchu: ᡨᠠᡳᡧᡳ (taiši)

→ Middle Mongol:

Classical Mongolian: ᠲᠠᠶᠢᠰᠢ (tayisi)

Mongolian: тайш (tajš)

→ Written Oirat: ᡐᠠᡕᡅᠱᡅ (tayiši)

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/tʰaːi̯³³ siː⁵⁵/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴⁴/

/tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɯ³³/

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/tʰaːi̯³³ siː⁵⁵/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ su⁴⁴/

/tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁵³ su⁴⁴/

/tʰai⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ sɯ³³/

(historical) Grand Preceptor (title for a very high official in imperial China)


科幻

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵¹/

/fɔː⁵⁵ waːn²²/

/kʰue³³⁻²³ huaŋ²¹³/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ xu̯än⁵¹/

/fɔː⁵⁵ waːn²²/

/kʰue³³⁻²³ huaŋ²¹³/


青龍刀

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰɪŋ⁵⁵ lʊŋ²¹ tou̯⁵⁵/


同人小說

ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ

тунжэнь сяошо

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ siːu̯³⁵ syːt̚³/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/tʰʊŋ²¹ jɐn²¹ siːu̯³⁵ syːt̚³/


吸血鬼

ㄒㄧ ㄒㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

ㄒㄧ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

ㄒㄧ ㄒㄧㄝˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɐp̚⁵ hyːt̚³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kui⁵³/

/kʰip̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ kui⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁵ hiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kui⁵³/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kui⁵³/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kui⁴¹/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ⁵¹ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɐp̚⁵ hyːt̚³ kʷɐi̯³⁵/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kui⁵³/

/kʰip̚⁵⁻²⁴ hiɛt̚⁵⁻²⁴ kui⁵⁵⁴/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁵ hiɛt̚³²⁻⁵ kui⁵³/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kui⁵³/

/kʰip̚³²⁻⁴ hiɛt̚³²⁻⁴ kui⁴¹/


殭屍

→ Japanese: キョンシー

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/kœːŋ⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/kʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/kœːŋ⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵/

/kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

/kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² si⁴⁴/

/kʰiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ si⁴⁴/

(mythology) jiangshi (Chinese “hopping” vampire, ghost, or zombie)


太空人

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/tʰaːi̯³³ hʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/

/tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/tʰaːi̯³³ hʊŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/tʰai²¹⁻⁴¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ zin²³/

/tʰai¹¹⁻⁵³ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ lin²⁴/

The Hong Kong Cantonese sense comes from an interpretation of 太空人 as 太 (“wife”) + 空 (“empty”) + 人 (“person”).

(chiefly Hong Kong Cantonese) astronaut (person working abroad away from their family)


超感官知覺

ㄔㄠ ㄍㄢˇ ㄍㄨㄢ ㄓ ㄐㄩㄝˊ

чаоганьгуань чжицзюэ

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kän²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯än⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kɐm³⁵ kuːn⁵⁵ t͡siː⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³/

extrasensory perception
extrasensory perception


狼人

/lɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/lɔːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/

/lɑŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/lɔːŋ²¹ jɐn²¹/


地球化

ㄉㄧˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ ㄏㄨㄚˋ

/ti⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/tei̯²² kʰɐu̯²¹ faː³³/

/ti⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯³⁵ xu̯ä⁵¹/

/tei̯²² kʰɐu̯²¹ faː³³/


幽浮

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ fu³⁵/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ fɐu̯²¹/

/joʊ̯⁵⁵ fu³⁵/

/jɐu̯⁵⁵ fɐu̯²¹/

unidentified flying object
unidentified flying object

(chiefly Taiwan) unidentified flying object; UFO


巨怪

/t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/

/t͡ɕy⁵¹⁻⁵³ ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹/


粽子

→ English: zongzi

→ Guiqiong: ʥiɐʂi

→ Korean: 쭝쯔 (jjungjjeu)

→ Russian: цзу́нцзы (czúnczy)

/t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/t͡soŋ²¹³ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡ɕyŋ⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/

/t͡søŋ⁵⁵ t͡si³³/

/t͡soŋ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/t͡soŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/t͡soŋ⁵³ t͡sz̩³¹/

/t͡soŋ⁵² t͡sz̩³³/

/t͡soŋ³⁴ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/t͡soŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³³/

/t͡sʊŋ⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

/t͡sɤŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩³/

/t͡sɤŋ³²⁴⁻³¹ t͡sz̩³/

/t͡sʊŋ⁵¹ d͡z̥z̩¹/

/t͡soŋ²¹³ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/t͡sʊŋ³³ t͡siː³⁵/

/t͡ɕyŋ⁴⁵ t͡səʔ⁴/

/t͡søŋ⁵⁵ t͡si³³/

/t͡soŋ³³ t͡sz̩⁴⁴/

/t͡soŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹/

/t͡soŋ⁵³ t͡sz̩³¹/

/t͡soŋ⁵² t͡sz̩³³/

/t͡soŋ³⁴ t͡sz̩⁵³/

/t͡soŋ⁵⁵ t͡sz̩³³/

/t͡sʊŋ⁴⁵ t͡sz̩³/

/t͡sɤŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩³/

/t͡sɤŋ³²⁴⁻³¹ t͡sz̩³/

Sūsū zài Lín Fēng de shēnshàng chán mǎn le bēngdài, ránhòu xiàoxiào shuō: “Nǐ biànchéng zòngzi le.”

蘇蘇在林楓的身上纏滿了繃帶，然後笑笑說：「你變成粽子了。」

苏苏在林枫的身上缠满了绷带，然后笑笑说：「你变成粽子了。」

yìnggāi bùhuì yǒu shénme jiāngshī zòngzi le

應該不會有什麼僵屍粽子了

应该不会有什么僵尸粽子了

Yī kàn jiù shì méi hùn chūlái de báimáo zòngzi.

一看就是沒混出來的白毛粽子。

一看就是没混出来的白毛粽子。


山魈

/ʂän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʂän⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Mandrillus sphinx
Mandrillus sphinx#Translingual


阿Q

/ˀä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀä⁵⁵ kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀä⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ˀä⁵⁵ kʰy⁵¹/

/aː³³ kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiu⁴⁴/

/aʔ³³ kʰiɤ⁴⁴/

/ˀä⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀä⁵⁵ kʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀä⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯⁵¹/

/ˀä⁵⁵ kʰy⁵¹/

/aː³³ kʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/a⁴⁴⁻²² kʰiu⁴⁴/

/aʔ³³ kʰiɤ⁴⁴/

From the name of the main character in Lu Xun's novella The True Story of Ah Q (《阿Q正傳》/《阿Q正传》) who believes his defeats are victories.
In the story, it was stated that the original pronunciation of the character's name was "Quei", which should be written as "Guì" in modern Pinyin, but was shortened to "Q" because the protagonist did not know with which character his name should be written (possibly 貴 /贵 or 桂 in context of given names).

lang

《阿Q正傳》/《阿Q正传》

《阿Q正傳》/《阿Q正传》

Whatever Ah Q thought he was sure to tell people later; thus almost all who made fun of Ah Q knew that he had this means of winning a psychological victory.

魯迅 Lu Xun, 《阿Q正傳》 The True Story of Ah Q, 1921; translation by Yang Hsien-yi and Gladys Yang.

Āguì xiǎng zài xīnlǐ de, hòulái měiměi shuō chūkǒu lái, suǒyǐ fánshì hé Āguì wánxiào de rénmen, jǐ hū quán zhīdào tā yǒu zhè yī zhǒng jīngshénshàng de shènglìfǎ.

阿Q想在心裏的，後來每每說出口來，所以凡是和阿Q玩笑的人們，幾乎全知道他有這一種精神上的勝利法。

阿Q想在心里的，后来每每说出口来，所以凡是和阿Q玩笑的人们，几乎全知道他有这一种精神上的胜利法。

Ah Q; the main character in Lu Xun's The True Story of Ah Q


BL

From Japanese BL(ビーエル) (bīeru), from ボーイズラブ (bōizu rabu), from English boys + love.


大司馬

/tä⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² siː⁵⁵ maː¹³/

/tä⁵¹ sz̩⁵⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/taːi̯²² siː⁵⁵ maː¹³/

(archaic) Grand Marshal (an important official post during the Han Dynasty)


傳送

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ sʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyːn²¹ sʊŋ³³/

/tuan²⁴⁻²² saŋ⁴¹/

/tuan²⁴⁻²² saŋ²¹/

/tʰuan²³⁻³³ saŋ²¹/

/tʰuan¹³⁻²² saŋ²¹/

/tʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ¹¹/

/tuan²⁴⁻²² sɔŋ⁴¹/

/tuan²⁴⁻²² sɔŋ²¹/

/tʰuan¹³⁻²² sɔŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än³⁵ sʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰyːn²¹ sʊŋ³³/

/tuan²⁴⁻²² saŋ⁴¹/

/tuan²⁴⁻²² saŋ²¹/

/tʰuan²³⁻³³ saŋ²¹/

/tʰuan¹³⁻²² saŋ²¹/

/tʰuan²⁴⁻¹¹ saŋ¹¹/

/tuan²⁴⁻²² sɔŋ⁴¹/

/tuan²⁴⁻²² sɔŋ²¹/

/tʰuan¹³⁻²² sɔŋ²¹/


克林貢

ㄎㄜˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥˋ

/kʰɤ⁵¹ lin³⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹/

/kʰɤ⁵¹ lin³⁵ kʊŋ⁵¹/


妖魔

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

/jiːu̯³⁵ mɔː⁵⁵/

/iau⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃²⁴/

/iau³³ mɔ̃²⁴/

/iau⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃¹³/

/iau⁴⁴⁻³³ mɔ̃²⁴/

/iau⁴⁴⁻³³ mɔ̃²³/

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

/jiːu̯³⁵ mɔː⁵⁵/

/iau⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃²⁴/

/iau³³ mɔ̃²⁴/

/iau⁴⁴⁻²² mɔ̃¹³/

/iau⁴⁴⁻³³ mɔ̃²⁴/

/iau⁴⁴⁻³³ mɔ̃²³/


結界

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

(fiction, chiefly ACG) force field; invisible barrier


次元

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː³³ jyːn²¹/

/t͡sʰz̩⁵¹ ɥɛn³⁵/

/t͡sʰiː³³ jyːn²¹/

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 次(じ)元(げん) (jigen)

wasei kango

(chiefly ACG) dimension (especially in science fiction, fantasy)


咒文

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ wən³⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³³ mɐn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ wən³⁵/

/t͡sɐu̯³³ mɐn²¹/


魔法少女

ㄇㄛˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄕㄠˋ ㄋㄩˇ

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔː⁵⁵ faːt̚³ siːu̯³³ nɵy̯¹³/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ siau²¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ siau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lu⁵⁵⁴/

/mɔ̃¹³⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁵ siau²¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ siau¹¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/mɔ̃²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ siau²¹⁻⁴¹ lu⁴¹/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɑʊ̯⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔː⁵⁵ faːt̚³ siːu̯³³ nɵy̯¹³/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁴ siau²¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻²² huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ siau⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ lu⁵⁵⁴/

/mɔ̃¹³⁻²² huat̚³²⁻⁵ siau²¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ huat̚³²⁻⁴ siau¹¹⁻⁵³ lu⁵³/

/mɔ̃²³⁻³³ huat̚³²⁻⁴ siau²¹⁻⁴¹ lu⁴¹/

Wasei kango (和製漢語), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 魔(ま)法(ほう)少(しょう)女(じょ) (mahō shōjo, “magical girl”). Doublet of 馬猴燒酒／马猴烧酒 (mǎhóu shāojiǔ).

ja-r

ま%ほう %しょう%じょ

wasei kango

ま%ほう %しょう%じょ

zh-l

馬猴燒酒／马猴烧酒 (mǎhóu shāojiǔ)

《魔法少女小圓》

《魔法少女小圆》

(manga, anime) magical girl (a girl or young woman with magical abilities and engaged in magical adventures)


孔明

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (孔明):
* → Japanese: 孔明(こうめい) (Kōmei)
* → Korean: 공명(孔明) (Gongmyeong)
* → Vietnamese: Khổng Minh (孔明)

Thai: ขงเบ้ง (kǒng-bêng)

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵/

/hʊŋ³⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

/kʰuŋ²¹³⁻¹³ min³⁵/

/kʰuŋ³³⁻²¹ miŋ⁵³/

/kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ²⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ biɪŋ²⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ¹³/

/kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ²⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ²³/

/kʰoŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ meŋ⁵⁵/

/kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵/

/hʊŋ³⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

/kʰuŋ²¹³⁻¹³ min³⁵/

/kʰuŋ³³⁻²¹ miŋ⁵³/

/kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ²⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ biɪŋ²⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ¹³/

/kʰɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ²⁴/

/kʰɔŋ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ²³/

/kʰoŋ⁵²⁻³⁵ meŋ⁵⁵/


法師

Sino-Xenic (法師):
* → Japanese: 法(ほう)師(し) (hōshi)
* → Korean: 법사(法師) (beopsa)
* → Vietnamese: pháp sư (法師)

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɯ³³/

/fä²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/huat̚⁵⁻²⁴ sɯ³³/


朱雀

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sœːk̚³/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ t͡sœːk̚³/

/t͡su⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiɔk̚³²/

Vermilion Bird (one of the Four Symbols of the Chinese constellations)


人狼

/ʐən³⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ lɔːŋ²¹/

/ʐən³⁵ lɑŋ³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ lɔːŋ²¹/


仙境

Sino-Xenic (仙境):
* → Japanese: 仙境(せんきょう) (senkyō)
* → Korean: 선경(仙境) (seon'gyeong)
* → Vietnamese: tiên cảnh (仙境)

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/siːn⁵⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁵³/

/siɛn³³ kiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁵³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/siːn⁵⁵ kɪŋ³⁵/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁵³/

/siɛn³³ kiɪŋ⁵⁵⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kiɪŋ⁵³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁵³/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻³³ kiɪŋ⁴¹/

(literal, figurative) fairyland; wonderland; paradise


機械人

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ haːi̯²² jɐn²¹/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/kei̯⁵⁵ haːi̯²² jɐn²¹/


美人魚

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ y³⁵/

/mei̯¹³ jɐn²¹ jyː²¹/

/me³³ zən⁵⁵ ɦy²¹/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵ y³⁵/

/mei̯¹³ jɐn²¹ jyː²¹/

/me³³ zən⁵⁵ ɦy²¹/


塞壬

/saɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ jɐm²¹/

/saɪ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sʰɔːi̯³³ jɐm²¹/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong, mythology) siren


魍魎

ja-r

魍魎(もうりょう) (mōryō)

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (魍魎):
* → Japanese: 魍魎(もうりょう) (mōryō)
* → Korean: 망량(魍魎) (mangnyang)
* → Vietnamese: võng lượng (魍魎)

魍魉
罔兩
罔閬
蛧蜽
蝄蜽
网兩
方良

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔːŋ¹³ lœːŋ¹³/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔŋ⁵³/

/mŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍²¹/

/mŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍¹¹/

/mŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍ʔ³²/

/mŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍ʔ³²/

/mɑ̃²² liã⁴⁴/

/wɑŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ li̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mɔːŋ¹³ lœːŋ¹³/

/bɔŋ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ liɔŋ⁵³/

/mŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍²¹/

/mŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍¹¹/

/mŋ̍²¹⁻⁴¹ sŋ̍ʔ³²/

/mŋ̍¹¹⁻⁵³ sŋ̍ʔ³²/

/mɑ̃²² liã⁴⁴/


巫師

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɯ³³/

/bu²⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/

/bu¹³⁻²² su⁴⁴/

/bu²⁴⁻²² sɯ³³/

/bu²⁴⁻²² su⁴⁴/

/bu¹³⁻²² su⁴⁴/


女妖

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

報喪女妖

报丧女妖


巨無霸

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ u³⁵ pä⁵¹/

/kɵy̯²² mou̯²¹ paː³³/

/ku²²⁻²¹ bu²⁴⁻²² pa²¹/

/ku³³⁻¹¹ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ pa¹¹/

/kɯ²² bu²⁴⁻²² pa⁴¹/

/ki³³⁻²¹ bu²³⁻³³ pa²¹/

/ki²²⁻²¹ bu¹³⁻²² pa²¹/

/d͡ʑy²² ɦu⁵⁵ pa²¹/

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ u³⁵ pä⁵¹/

/kɵy̯²² mou̯²¹ paː³³/

/ku²²⁻²¹ bu²⁴⁻²² pa²¹/

/ku³³⁻¹¹ bu²⁴⁻¹¹ pa¹¹/

/kɯ²² bu²⁴⁻²² pa⁴¹/

/ki³³⁻²¹ bu²³⁻³³ pa²¹/

/ki²²⁻²¹ bu¹³⁻²² pa²¹/

/d͡ʑy²² ɦu⁵⁵ pa²¹/

Attested in the Book of the Later Han; see the Etymology section at 巨毋霸 (jùwúbà).

zh-l

巨毋霸 (jùwúbà)

巨無霸指數

巨无霸指数

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Big Mac (hamburger from McDonald's)


獨角獸

ㄉㄨˊ ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄡˋ

/tu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ sɐu̯³³/

/tu³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/tʊk̚² kɔːk̚³ sɐu̯³³/

;"fans that cannot accept an idol to have a partner"

Short for 獨角獸企業／独角兽企业 (dújiǎoshòu qǐyè, “unicorn enterprise”).


䴑

(Chinese mythology) a legendary weird bird, resembling the magpie, with a dark red color, two heads and four feet


瞬間移動

ㄕㄨㄣˋ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄧˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ

шуньцзянь идун

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ i³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/sɵn³³ kaːn⁵⁵ jiː²¹ tʊŋ²²/

/ʂu̯ən⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ i³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/sɵn³³ kaːn⁵⁵ jiː²¹ tʊŋ²²/


主角

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛɻ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡syː³⁵ kɔːk̚³/

/t͡ʃu²⁴⁻³³ kok⁵/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kak̚⁵/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ kioʔ²/

/t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ kak̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛɻ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡syː³⁵ kɔːk̚³/

/t͡ʃu²⁴⁻³³ kok⁵/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/t͡su⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kak̚⁵/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/t͡su⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/t͡su⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kak̚³²/

/t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ kioʔ²/

/t͡su⁵²⁻³⁵ kak̚²/


不明飛行物

ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨˋ

бумин фэйсинъу

/pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ u⁵¹/

/pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ u⁵¹/


白馬王子

ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄨㄤˊ ㄗˇ

байма ванцзы

/paɪ̯³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːk̚² maː¹³ wɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵⁵⁴/

/pe(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡su⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/

/paɪ̯³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paːk̚² maː¹³ wɔːŋ²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)²⁴⁻² be⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ɔŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡su⁵⁵⁴/

/pe(ʔ)¹²¹⁻²¹ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ¹³⁻²² t͡su⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻¹¹ be⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡su⁵³/

/pe(ʔ)⁴⁻²¹ be⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ɔŋ²³⁻³³ t͡su⁴¹/


迪士尼

/ti³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ni³⁵/

/tɪk̚² siː²² nei̯²¹/

/diɪʔ¹¹ zz̩²² n̠ʲi²³/

/ti³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ni³⁵/

/tɪk̚² siː²² nei̯²¹/

/diɪʔ¹¹ zz̩²² n̠ʲi²³/


外星人

/waɪ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ŋɔːi̯²² sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/waɪ̯⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ŋɔːi̯²² sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/


遊俠

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (遊俠):
* → Vietnamese: du hiệp (遊俠)

/joʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ hɐp̚²/

/jɐu̯²¹ haːp̚²/

/iu²⁴⁻²² kiap̚³²/

/iu¹³⁻²² hiap̚¹²¹/

/joʊ̯³⁵ ɕi̯ä³⁵/

/jɐu̯²¹ hɐp̚²/

/jɐu̯²¹ haːp̚²/

/iu²⁴⁻²² kiap̚³²/

/iu¹³⁻²² hiap̚¹²¹/

Attested earliest as a compound noun in Han Feizi:
*
Also attested as a phrasal verb in Six Secret Teachings (六韜 (Liùtāo)):
*

Therefore, incompatible things do not coexist. For … to neglect the men who respect the superior and revere the law, and at the same time to maintain gangs of wandering cavaliers and self-seeking swordsmen: out of such incompatible acts, how can a state attain order and strength?

Han Feizi, circa 2ⁿᵈ century BCE, translated based on W. K. Liao's version

Gù bù xiàngróng zhī shì, bù liǎnglì yě....... Fèi jìngshàng wèifǎ zhī mín, ér yǎng yóuxiá sījiàn zhī shǔ. Jǔxíng rú cǐ, zhìqiáng bùkě dé yě.

故不相容之事，不兩立也。……廢敬上畏法之民，而養遊俠私劍之屬。舉行如此，治強不可得也。

故不相容之事，不两立也。……废敬上畏法之民，而养游侠私剑之属。举行如此，治强不可得也。

When the people are not engaged in agriculture and sericulture but instead give rein to their temper and travel about as bravados, disdaining and transgressing the laws and prohibitions, not following the instructions of the officials, it harms the king's transforming influence.

Six Secret Teachings, c. 475 – 221 BCE, translated based on Ralph D. Sawyer's version

Mín yǒu bùshì nóngsāng, rènqì yóuxiá, fànlì fǎjìn, bùcóng lìjiào zhě, shāng wáng zhī huà.

民有不事農桑、任氣遊俠、犯歷法禁、不從吏教者，傷王之化。

民有不事农桑、任气游侠、犯历法禁、不从吏教者，伤王之化。


仙姑

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵/

/si̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ ku²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ku⁵⁵/

/si̯en²⁴⁻¹¹ ku²⁴/

/siɛn⁴⁴⁻²² kɔ⁴⁴/


高達

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tä³⁵/

/kɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tä³⁵/

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) Gundam (Japanese animation franchise)


小綠人

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄌㄩˋ ㄖㄣˊ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ly⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

(science fiction or humorous) little green man (space alien)


豬八戒

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ paːt̚³ kaːi̯³³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kai²¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kai¹¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁵ kai²¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ kai²¹/

/tu³³⁻²¹ pat̚³⁻⁴ kai²¹/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ poiʔ²⁻⁴ kai²¹³/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ paːt̚³ kaːi̯³³/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kai²¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻³³ pat̚³²⁻⁴ kai¹¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁵ kai²¹/

/ti⁴⁴⁻²² pat̚³²⁻⁴ kai²¹/

/tu³³⁻²¹ pat̚³⁻⁴ kai²¹/

/tɯ³³⁻²³ poiʔ²⁻⁴ kai²¹³/


超能力

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ li⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ nɐŋ²¹ lɪk̚²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ nɤŋ³⁵ li⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ nɐŋ²¹ lɪk̚²/

Both films contained brilliant fighting and car racing scenes: one (Ant-Man and the Wasp) used superpower and splendid Hollywood special visual effects, and the other (Big Brother) featured highly graphic scenes of duel fighting, as is typical in Donnie Yen's action movies.

2018, 《新片观察｜都是动作喜剧，甄子丹〈大师兄〉输给了〈蚁人2〉》, 36kr

Liǎng ge piānzi dōu yǒu jīngcǎi de dǎdòu hé biāochē, yī ge shì píngjiè chāonénglì, yòng Hǎoláiwū tèxiào yǎnyì kùxuàn, yī ge shì quánquán dào ròu de duìdǎ, yánxù Zhēn Zǐdān dòngzuòxì yīguàn de zhēnshígǎn.

兩個片子都有精彩的打鬥和飆車，一個是憑借超能力，用好萊塢特效演繹酷炫，一個是拳拳到肉的對打，延續甄子丹動作戲一貫的真實感。

两个片子都有精彩的打斗和飙车，一个是凭借超能力，用好莱坞特效演绎酷炫，一个是拳拳到肉的对打，延续甄子丹动作戏一贯的真实感。

The last competitor will showcase his ability to predict which playing card in a 52-card deck has been chosen by a randomly-selected audience member.

2018, 《〈Harry哥哥放暑假〉第四十五集》, 香港電台

zuìhòu yī wèi cānsàizhě huì zhǎnxiàn chāonénglì, yùcè suíjī tiāoxuǎn de guānzhòng zài wǔshí'èr zhāng pūkèpái zhōng chōu le nǎ yī zhāng pái

最後一位參賽者會展現超能力，預測隨機挑選的觀眾在五十二張撲克牌中抽了哪一張牌

2018, 《〈Harry哥哥放暑假〉第四十五集》, 香港電台

最后一位参赛者会展现超能力，预测随机挑选的观众在五十二张扑克牌中抽了哪一张牌

Teleportation vs. time-stopping, which superpower would you like to choose?

2018, 《瞬間移動vs.時間暫停，你要挑哪個超能力？內行人都知道...》, ETtoday新聞雲

Shùnjiān yídòng vs shíjiān zàntíng, nǐ yào tiāo nǎ ge chāonénglì?

瞬間移動vs時間暫停，你要挑哪個超能力？

瞬间移动vs时间暂停，你要挑哪个超能力？


腳色

Sino-Xenic (腳色):
* → Japanese: 脚色(きゃくしょく) (kyakushoku)
* → Korean: 각색(脚色) (gaksaek)

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɤ⁵¹/

/kɔːk̚³ sɪk̚⁵/

/kœːk̚³ sɪk̚⁵/

/kyoʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ saiʔ²⁴/

/t͡ɕiaʔ³³ səʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕiɑʔ³³ səʔ³⁴/

/t͡ɕiaʔ⁴⁴ səʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ sɤ⁵¹/

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ sɤ⁵¹/

/kɔːk̚³ sɪk̚⁵/

/kœːk̚³ sɪk̚⁵/

/kyoʔ²⁴⁻⁵⁵ saiʔ²⁴/

/t͡ɕiaʔ³³ səʔ⁴⁴/

/t͡ɕiɑʔ³³ səʔ³⁴/

/t͡ɕiaʔ⁴⁴ səʔ⁴⁴/


媽寶

/mä⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mä⁵⁵ paʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mä⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/mä⁵⁵ paʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


巨毋霸

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ u³⁵ pä⁵¹/

/kɵy̯²² mou̯²¹ paː³³/

/t͡ɕy⁵¹ u³⁵ pä⁵¹/

/kɵy̯²² mou̯²¹ paː³³/

Book of Han
Book of the Later Han
Courtesy name
Wang Mang

The name was mentioned in the biography of Emperor Wang Mang in the Book of Han as the purported "self-appellation" of a giant. Both the text, and allegedly Wang himself according to the text, interpreted "巨毋" as a family name and "霸" as the given name. The biography wrote explicitly that the character was fictional, intended by its creator as a humorous pun at the expense of the emperor himself: Wang was styled 巨君 (Jùjūn), and the name 巨毋霸 (jùwúbà) could be interpreted as "Ju (巨) will never gain supremacy."
In the Book of the Later Han the alternative form 巨無霸／巨无霸 (jùwúbà) was mentioned, this time with a slight air of reality, as the name of a warrior in the service of Wang Mang.

zh-l

巨無霸／巨无霸 (jùwúbà)

(figurative) Alternative form of 巨無霸 /巨无霸 (jùwúbà, “big or invincible person or thing; Big Mac”)


孫悟空

/su̯ən⁵⁵ u⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/syːn⁵⁵ ŋ̍²² hʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sun²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋu⁵⁵ kʰuŋ²⁴/

/sun⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋu⁵³ kʰʊŋ⁴⁴/

/sun⁴⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃²²⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun³³ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻²² kʰɔŋ³³/

/sun⁴⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃²²⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋɔ̃³³⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sɯŋ³³⁻²³ ŋo³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰoŋ³³/

/sən⁵⁵ ŋu³³ kʰoŋ²¹/

/su̯ən⁵⁵ u⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/syːn⁵⁵ ŋ̍²² hʊŋ⁵⁵/

/sun²⁴⁻¹¹ ŋu⁵⁵ kʰuŋ²⁴/

/sun⁴⁴⁻³⁵ ŋu⁵³ kʰʊŋ⁴⁴/

/sun⁴⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃²²⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun³³ ŋɔ̃⁴¹⁻²² kʰɔŋ³³/

/sun⁴⁴⁻²² ŋɔ̃²²⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋɔ̃³³⁻¹¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sun⁴⁴⁻³³ ŋɔ̃³³⁻²¹ kʰɔŋ⁴⁴/

/sɯŋ³³⁻²³ ŋo³⁵⁻¹¹ kʰoŋ³³/

/sən⁵⁵ ŋu³³ kʰoŋ²¹/

孫悟空大鬧天宮——慌了神 / 孙悟空大闹天宫——慌了神

Sūn Wùkōng dà nào tiāngōng, huāng le shén


科學幻想

ㄎㄜ ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄒㄧㄤˇ

кэсюэ хуаньсян

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɔː⁵⁵ hɔːk̚² waːn²² sœːŋ³⁵/

/kʰɤ⁵⁵ ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ xu̯än⁵¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɔː⁵⁵ hɔːk̚² waːn²² sœːŋ³⁵/


病嬌

/piŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/piŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

病 (bìng) is likely an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 病(や)む (yamu), from which ヤンデレ (yandere) is partly derived.


哥斯拉

/kɤ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/kɔː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵/

/kɤ⁵⁵ sz̩⁵⁵ lä⁵⁵/

/kɔː⁵⁵ siː⁵⁵ laːi̯⁵⁵/


傲嬌

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

(originally ACG, neologism, especially of a girl) tsundere


傲嬌

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


飛碟

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ tiːp̚²⁻³⁵/

/hui⁴⁴⁻²² tiap̚¹²¹/

/feɪ̯⁵⁵ ti̯ɛ³⁵/

/fei̯⁵⁵ tiːp̚²⁻³⁵/

/hui⁴⁴⁻²² tiap̚¹²¹/

flying saucer; unidentified flying object; UFO


贔屭

/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹/

/pei̯²² ɐi̯³³/

/pi²²⁻²¹ hi⁵³/

/pi⁴¹⁻²² hi⁵⁵⁴/

/pi²²⁻²¹ hi⁵³/

/pi³³⁻¹¹ hi⁵³/

/pi³³⁻²¹ hi⁴¹/

/pi³⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/

/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹/

/pei̯²² ɐi̯³³/

/pi²²⁻²¹ hi⁵³/

/pi⁴¹⁻²² hi⁵⁵⁴/

/pi²²⁻²¹ hi⁵³/

/pi³³⁻¹¹ hi⁵³/

/pi³³⁻²¹ hi⁴¹/

/pi³⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/

霸下

"sons of the dragon", creatures found in decorations

(Chinese mythology) bixi (a mythological turtlelike animal)

creature that is said to like carrying heavy weights, whose statue is seen under steles

(uncommon) creature that is said to like literature, whose statue is seen on the sides of the steles


贔屭

/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹/

/pei̯²² ɐi̯³³/

/pi²²⁻²¹ hi⁵³/

/pi⁴¹⁻²² hi⁵⁵⁴/

/pi²²⁻²¹ hi⁵³/

/pi³³⁻¹¹ hi⁵³/

/pi³³⁻²¹ hi⁴¹/

/pi³⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/

/pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi⁵¹/

/pei̯²² ɐi̯³³/

/pi²²⁻²¹ hi⁵³/

/pi⁴¹⁻²² hi⁵⁵⁴/

/pi²²⁻²¹ hi⁵³/

/pi³³⁻¹¹ hi⁵³/

/pi³³⁻²¹ hi⁴¹/

/pi³⁵⁻¹¹ hi²¹³/

(literary) strenuous; with a lot of strength


冷豔鋸

/lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/laːŋ¹³ jiːm²² kɵy̯³³/

/laːŋ¹³ jiːm²² kœː³³/

/lɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/laːŋ¹³ jiːm²² kɵy̯³³/

/laːŋ¹³ jiːm²² kœː³³/


人工智能

ㄖㄣˊ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓˋ ㄋㄥˊ

жэньгун чжинэн

/ʐən³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³³ nɐŋ²¹/

/naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kaŋ³³⁻²³ ti²¹³⁻⁵⁵ leŋ⁵⁵/

/ʐən³⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/

/jɐn²¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siː³³ nɐŋ²¹/

/naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kaŋ³³⁻²³ ti²¹³⁻⁵⁵ leŋ⁵⁵/

The United States saw an explosive development in artificial intelligence during the 1960s.

Zài èrshí shìjì liùshí niándài, Měiguó réngōng zhìnéng chūxiàn le bàofāxìng de fāzhǎn.

在20世紀60年代，美國人工智能出現了爆發性的發展。

在20世纪60年代，美国人工智能出现了爆发性的发展。

artificial intelligence
artificial intelligence

(Mainland China, Hong Kong) artificial intelligence


豬悟能

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ u⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ ŋ̍²² nɐŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ u⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/

/t͡syː⁵⁵ ŋ̍²² nɐŋ²¹/


沙悟淨

/ʂä⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/saː⁵⁵ ŋ̍²² t͡sɪŋ²²/

/sa⁴⁴⁻²² ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²²/

/sa³³ ɡɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/sa⁴⁴⁻²² ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²²/

/sa⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/sa⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/ʂä⁵⁵ u⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/saː⁵⁵ ŋ̍²² t͡sɪŋ²²/

/sa⁴⁴⁻²² ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²²/

/sa³³ ɡɔ⁴¹⁻²² t͡siɪŋ⁴¹/

/sa⁴⁴⁻²² ɡɔ²²⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ²²/

/sa⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡɔ³³⁻¹¹ t͡siɪŋ³³/

/sa⁴⁴⁻³³ ɡɔ³³⁻²¹ t͡siɪŋ³³/


武林

→ Thai: บู๊ลิ้ม (búu-lím)

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim²⁴/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lim²⁴/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim¹³/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim²⁴/

/bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lim²³/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ lin³⁵/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim²⁴/

/bu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lim²⁴/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim¹³/

/bu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lim²⁴/

/bu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lim²³/

武林高手

(wuxia fiction) community of martial artists


許願井

ㄒㄩˇ ㄩㄢˋ ㄐㄧㄥˇ

/ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕy²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛn⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


小熊

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/


眼鏡娘

ㄧㄢˇ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄋㄧㄤˊ

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ kɛːŋ³³⁻³⁵ nœːŋ²¹/

/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/ŋaːn¹³ kɛːŋ³³⁻³⁵ nœːŋ²¹/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 眼(め)鏡(がね)っ娘(こ) (meganekko).


廢部

/feɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/

/fɐi̯³³ pou̯²²/

/feɪ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ pu⁵¹/

/fɐi̯³³ pou̯²²/

(anime) to abolish or abrogate a department, society, group, etc.


九尾狐

ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄨㄟˇ ㄏㄨˊ

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ mei̯¹³ wuː²¹/

/t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu³⁵/

/kɐu̯³⁵ mei̯¹³ wuː²¹/


重啟

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ kʰɐi̯³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ kʰɐi̯³⁵/

(fiction, entertainment) to reboot (a series)


迪斯尼

(Mainland China) A transliteration of the English surname Disney


馬面

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ mi̯ɛn⁵¹/

(Chinese mythology) Horse-Face, one of the two guardians of hell


異世界

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/

/i⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/


唐僧

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ sɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɔːŋ²¹ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɑŋ³⁵ sɤŋ⁵⁵/

/tʰɔːŋ²¹ t͡sɐŋ⁵⁵/

Xuanzang (central character in the novel Journey to the West)


牽引波束

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧㄣˇ ㄅㄛ ㄕㄨˋ

цяньинь бошу

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/


牽引光束

ㄑㄧㄢ ㄧㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄤ ㄕㄨˋ

цяньинь гуаншу

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ in²¹⁴⁻²¹ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ ʂu⁵¹/


翼龍

/jɪk̚² lʊŋ²¹/

/jɪk̚² lʊŋ²¹/


驅魔

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

/kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

/kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵/


惡煞

/ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂä⁵¹/

/ɔːk̚³ saːt̚³/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suaʔ³²/

/ɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ suaʔ⁵/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁵ suaʔ³²/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suaʔ³²/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suaʔ³²/

/ˀɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂä⁵¹/

/ɔːk̚³ saːt̚³/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suaʔ³²/

/ɔk̚⁵⁻²⁴ suaʔ⁵/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁵ suaʔ³²/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suaʔ³²/

/ɔk̚³²⁻⁴ suaʔ³²/


超級英雄

ㄔㄠ ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄥˊ

чаоцзи инсюн

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ iŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵ jɪŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ t͡ɕi³⁵ iŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʰɐp̚⁵ jɪŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹/

superhero, especially one from American comics


平行宇宙

ㄆㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄩˇ ㄓㄡˋ

пинсин юйчжоу

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ hɐŋ²¹ jyː¹³ t͡sɐu̯²²/

/pʰiŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/pʰɪŋ²¹ hɐŋ²¹ jyː¹³ t͡sɐu̯²²/

(sciences, science fiction) parallel universe


時光機

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/siː²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵/

/siː²¹ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ kei̯⁵⁵/

(countable, chiefly science fiction) time machine (Classifier: 臺／台 m)


魔鏡

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/mɔː⁵⁵ kɛːŋ³³/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹/

/mɔː⁵⁵ kɛːŋ³³/

magic mirror (especially that of the story of Snow White)


超光速

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ su⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ su⁵¹/

/t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵ kʷɔːŋ⁵⁵ t͡sʰʊk̚⁵/


香格里拉

ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄜˊ ㄌㄧˇ ㄌㄚ

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/

/hœːŋ⁵⁵ kaːk̚³ lei̯¹³ laːi̯⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kɤ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹ lä⁵⁵/

/hœːŋ⁵⁵ kaːk̚³ lei̯¹³ laːi̯⁵⁵/

Borrowed from English Shangri-La; compare 香巴拉 (Xiāngbālā, “Shambala”).

(～市) Shangri-La City (a county-level city in Diqing prefecture, Yunnan, China)


長篇小說

ㄔㄤˊ ㄆㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ

чанпянь сяошо

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ syːt̚³/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɑŋ³⁵ pʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰœːŋ²¹ pʰiːn⁵⁵ siːu̯³⁵ syːt̚³/


青蚨

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ fu³⁵/

/t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵ fu³⁵/


窮奇

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (窮奇):
* → Japanese: 窮(きゅう)奇(き) (kyūki)
* → Korean: 궁기(窮奇) (gunggi)
* → Vietnamese: Cùng Kỳ (窮奇)

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/kʰʊŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹/

/kiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/

/kiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/

/kiɔŋ¹³⁻²² ki¹³/

/kiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/

/kiɔŋ²³⁻³³ ki²³/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/

/kʰʊŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹/

/kiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/

/kiɔŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/

/kiɔŋ¹³⁻²² ki¹³/

/kiɔŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/

/kiɔŋ²³⁻³³ ki²³/

(Chinese mythology) qiongqi (a legendary creature)


三足烏

/sän⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ u⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ wuː⁵⁵/

/sän⁵⁵ t͡su³⁵ u⁵⁵/

/saːm⁵⁵ t͡sʊk̚⁵ wuː⁵⁵/


匹諾曹

ㄆㄧˇ ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄠˊ

/pʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ nu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/pʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹ nu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵/


皮諾曹

ㄆㄧˊ ㄋㄨㄛˋ ㄘㄠˊ

/pʰi³⁵ nu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/pʰei̯²¹ nɔːk̚² t͡sʰou̯²¹/

/pʰi³⁵ nu̯ɔ⁵¹ t͡sʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/pʰei̯²¹ nɔːk̚² t͡sʰou̯²¹/


檮杌

/tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ u⁵¹/

/tʰou̯²¹ ŋɐt̚²/

/tʰɑʊ̯³⁵ u⁵¹/

/tʰou̯²¹ ŋɐt̚²/

(Chinese mythology) taowu (a mythical creature)


鷫鷞

/su⁵¹ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/su⁵¹ ʂu̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

See also: 發明, 鷦明, 幽昌

(mythology) a kind of legendary bird from the west


李鬼

/li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/li²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Li Gui, a character in the novel Water Margin, who impersonates Li Kui


皮卡丘

/pʰi³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/

/pʰi³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯oʊ̯⁵⁵/


睚眥

/jä³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/ŋaːi̯²¹ t͡saːi̯²²/

/ŋaːi̯²² t͡saːi̯²²/

/ɡai²⁴⁻²² t͡su²⁴/

/ŋai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²¹³/

/jä³⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/ŋaːi̯²¹ t͡saːi̯²²/

/ŋaːi̯²² t͡saːi̯²²/

/ɡai²⁴⁻²² t͡su²⁴/

/ŋai⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰi²¹³/

(Chinese mythology) mythological creature who is said to be bloodthirsty, often found decorating sword handles, one of the "nine sons of the dragon"


媽寶男

/mä⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/

/mä⁵⁵ paʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/

/mä⁵⁵ pɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/

/mä⁵⁵ paʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹ nän³⁵/


關帝

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ tɐi̯³³/

/kuaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɑ²¹³/

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ tɐi̯³³/

/kuaŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾nɑ²¹³/


鸑鷟

/ɥɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ŋɔːk̚² t͡sɔːk̚²/

/ɥɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/

/ŋɔːk̚² t͡sɔːk̚²/

When Zhou arose as a great kingdom, the call of Yuezhuo was heard at Mount Qi. At the time of its decline, the ghost of Dubo shot dead the King at Hao.

Zhōu zhī xìng yě, yuèzhuó míng yú Qíshān; qí shuāi yě, Dùbó shè Wáng yú Hào.

周之興也，鸑鷟鳴于岐山；其衰也，杜伯射王于鄗。

周之兴也，𬸚𬸦鸣于岐山；其衰也，杜伯射王于鄗。

(Chinese mythology) name of a legendary auspicious bird traditionally interpreted as a kind of fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)


怪哉

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/

/ku̯aɪ̯⁵¹ t͡saɪ̯⁵⁵/


白骨精

/paɪ̯³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/paːk̚² kʷɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

/paɪ̯³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/paːk̚² kʷɐt̚⁵ t͡sɪŋ⁵⁵/

(slang, dated) Short for 白領／白领 (báilǐng) + 骨幹／骨干 (gǔgàn) + 精英 (jīngyīng).


蛀孔

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡syː³³ hʊŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂu⁵¹ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡syː³³ hʊŋ³⁵/


蛀穿

/t͡siu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡siu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡siu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡siu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuĩ⁴⁴/

/t͡siu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡siu²¹⁻⁴¹ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡siu¹¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰŋ̍⁴⁴/

/t͡siu⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ t͡sʰŋ̍³³/

/t͡siu²¹⁻⁵³ t͡sʰuĩ⁴⁴/


凶神

/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/

/ɕi̯ʊŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/hʊŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/

(literally, figuratively) demon; fiend; devil


時間旅行

ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄌㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥˊ

шицзянь люйсин

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/siː²¹ kaːn³³ lɵy̯¹³ hɐŋ²¹/

/siː²¹ kaːn⁵⁵ lɵy̯¹³ hɐŋ²¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ly²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ³⁵/

/siː²¹ kaːn³³ lɵy̯¹³ hɐŋ²¹/

/siː²¹ kaːn⁵⁵ lɵy̯¹³ hɐŋ²¹/


植物羊

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ u⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ u⁵¹ jɑŋ³⁵/


車万

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ wän⁵¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵⁵ wän⁵¹/

Glyph corruption of 東方／东方 (Dōngfāng), short for 東方Project (Dōngfāng Project, “Touhou Project”), in Simplified Chinese.

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過氣車万

过气车万


蒲牢

/pʰu³⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵/

/pɔ²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/

/pɔ²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/

/pɔ¹³⁻²² lo¹³/

/pɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/

/pɔ²³⁻³³ lɤ²³/

/pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lo⁵⁵/

/pʰu³⁵ lɑʊ̯³⁵/

/pɔ²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/

/pɔ²⁴⁻²² lo²⁴/

/pɔ¹³⁻²² lo¹³/

/pɔ²⁴⁻¹¹ lo²⁴/

/pɔ²³⁻³³ lɤ²³/

/pʰu⁵⁵⁻¹¹ lo⁵⁵/

(Chinese mythology) pulao (a kind of shore-dwelling dragon, often depicted on top of bells)


齊天大聖

ㄑㄧˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄉㄚˋ ㄕㄥˋ

Цитянь Дашэн

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵ taːi̯²² sɪŋ³³/

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂɤŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰɐi̯²¹ tʰiːn⁵⁵ taːi̯²² sɪŋ³³/

Earliest extant attestation is in the Yuan dynasty's zaju play Mister Yang Donglai critiques Journey to the West (楊東來先生批評西游記) by Yang Jingxian (楊景賢); it was initially the epithet of the elder brother of Sun Wukong, whose epithet was instead 通天大聖／通天大圣 (Tōngtiān Dàshèng, “The Great Sage Reaching Heaven”):
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Sun Wukong would later be titled 齊天大聖 (“Great Sage, Equal to Heaven”) in Wu Cheng'en's Journey to the West:
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s:楊東來先生批評西游記/第3本

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(Pilgrim Sun enters and says) … We five are brothers and sisters: my elder sister is Old Mother of Mount Li, my younger second sister Sagely Mother Wūzhīzhī; my elder brother The Great Sage Equaling Heaven, I - the little sagely one am The Great Sage Reaching Heaven, and my younger third brother is Shuǎshuǎ the Third Son. …

(Sūn xíngzhě shàng, yún)...... Xiǎoshèng dìxiōng, zǐmèi wǔ rén, dàzǐ Líshān Lǎomǔ, èrmèi Wūzhīzhī Shèngmǔ, dàxiōng Qítiān Dàshèng, xiǎoshèng Tōngtiān Dàshèng, sāndì Shuǎshuǎ Sānláng.......

（孫行者上，云）……小聖弟兄、姊妹五人，大姊驪山老母，二妹巫枝祗聖母，大兄齊天大聖，小聖通天大聖，三弟耍耍三郎。……

（孙行者上，云）……小圣弟兄、姊妹五人，大姊骊山老母，二妹巫枝祗圣母，大兄齐天大圣，小圣通天大圣，三弟耍耍三郎。……

Lo, this utterance at once led him to leap free of the Transmigration Net, and be the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven.

Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16ᵗʰ century CE, translation from The Journey to the West (2012), by Anthony C. Yu

Yī! Zhè jù huà, dùn jiào tiào chū lúnhuí wǎng, zhì shǐ Qítiān Dàshèng chéng.

噫！這句話，頓教跳出輪迴網，致使齊天大聖成。

噫！这句话，顿教跳出轮回网，致使齐天大圣成。

“Make me a banner immediately,” he ordered the four mighty commanders, “and inscribe on it in large letters, ‘The Great Sage, Equal to Heaven.’ Erect a pole to hang it on. From now on, address me only as the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven, and the title Great King will no longer be permitted. The Monster Kings of the various caves will also be informed so that it will be known to all.”

Jiào sì jiànjiāng: “Jiù tì wǒ kuài zhì ge jīngqí, qí shàng xiě ‘Qítiān Dàshèng’ sì dà zì, lì gān zhāng guà. Zìcǐ yǐhòu, zhǐ chēng wǒ wéi Qítiān Dàshèng, bùxǔ zài chēng dàwáng. Yì kě chuán yǔ gè dòng yāowáng, yītǐ zhī xī.”

教四健將：「就替我快置個旌旗，旗上寫『齊天大聖』四大字，立竿張掛。自此以後，只稱我為齊天大聖，不許再稱大王。亦可傳與各洞妖王，一體知悉。」

教四健将：「就替我快置个旌旗，旗上写『齐天大圣』四大字，立竿张挂。自此以后，只称我为齐天大圣，不许再称大王。亦可传与各洞妖王，一体知悉。」

He entered the hall [of worship] to admire and pay homage, [and saw] a monkey-headed, human-bodied deity: the Great Sage, Heaven's Equal, Sun Wukong.

1740 CE, Pu Songling, Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio

Rù diàn zhānyǎng, shén hóushǒu rénshēn, gài Qítiān Dàshèng Sūn Wùkōng yún.

入殿瞻仰，神猴首人身，蓋齊天大聖孫悟空云。

入殿瞻仰，神猴首人身，盖齐天大圣孙悟空云。

His body draped in whirlwind; his eyes fiery, his pupils golden; the Great Sage, Equal to Heaven Sun Wukong.

1986; 《生無名本無姓》 Born without Name, Innately without Surname, 付林 Fu Lin & 曉嶺 Xiao Ling (lyrics), 許鏡清 Xu Jingqing (music)

Shēn pī xuánfēng, huǒyǎn jīnjīng, Qítiān Dàshèng Sūn Wùkōng.

身披旋風，火眼金睛，齊天大聖孫悟空。

身披旋风，火眼金睛，齐天大圣孙悟空。

Journey to the West
w:Journey to the West

An epithet for Sun Wukong, the main character in the classic novel Journey to the West.

Journey to the West
Lishan Laomu
Reincarnation
Sun Wukong
Wu Cheng'en
Yuan dynasty
zaju


人設

/ʐən³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sʰiːt̚³/

/naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siek̚²/

/naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siak̚²/

/ʐən³⁵ ʂɤ⁵¹/

/jɐn²¹ t͡sʰiːt̚³/

/naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siek̚²/

/naŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ siak̚²/

Short for 人物設定／人物设定 (rénwù shèdìng), from Japanese 人物設定.

(fiction) in-universe profile of a fictional character


鴆鳥

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂən⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


瑪麗蘇

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ su⁵⁵/

/maː¹³ lɐi̯²² sou̯⁵⁵/

/mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ li⁵¹ su⁵⁵/

/maː¹³ lɐi̯²² sou̯⁵⁵/

(fandom slang, usually derogatory) Mary Sue


傑克蘇

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ su⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵ kʰɤ⁵¹ su⁵⁵/


海豹人

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ pɑʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/


蠹孔

/tu⁵¹ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tu⁵¹ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


蟲洞

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ tʊŋ²²/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹/

/t͡sʰʊŋ²¹ tʊŋ²²/


時間機器

ㄕˊ ㄐㄧㄢ ㄐㄧ ㄑㄧˋ

шицзянь цзици

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/


特異功能

ㄊㄜˋ ㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄥˊ

/tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ nɤŋ³⁵/

/tɐk̚² jiː²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ nɐŋ²¹/

/tʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ kʊŋ⁵⁵ nɤŋ³⁵/

/tɐk̚² jiː²² kʊŋ⁵⁵ nɐŋ²¹/

In those years, Zhang Baosheng claimed that he had the supernatural abilities of recognizing characters through an obstacle and fetching objects through teleportation.

2018, 《疯狂年代的中国超人：80年代的“特异功能之王”张宝胜病逝》, 风传媒

Zhāng Bǎoshèng dāngnián xuānchēng zìjǐ yōngyǒu “géwù shízì”, “gékōng qǔwù” de tèyì gōngnéng

張寶勝當年宣稱自己擁有「隔物識字」、「隔空取物」的特異功能

张宝胜当年宣称自己拥有「隔物识字」、「隔空取物」的特异功能

People who claim they have supernatural powers keep on appearing in China. They tend to claim that they have the ability to walk through a wall, make a blind person recover their sight, and even extinguish a mountain fire using qigong.

2018, 《【〈賭聖〉大軍原型】氣功師「萬能神技」 王林飛天穿牆夠晒誇》, 蘋果新聞

Zhōngguó bùduàn chūxiàn zìchēng yōngyǒu tèyì gōngnéng de qírén, tāmen wǎngwǎng shēngyán néng yōngyǒu chāozìrán de nénglì, bāokuò chuānqiángtòubì, tì mángrén fùmíng, shènzhì kěyǐ yòng qìgōng pūmiè shānhuǒ

中國不斷出現自稱擁有特異功能的奇人，他們往往聲言能擁有超自然的能力，包括穿牆透壁、替盲人復明，甚至可以用氣功撲滅山火

中国不断出现自称拥有特异功能的奇人，他们往往声言能拥有超自然的能力，包括穿墙透壁、替盲人复明，甚至可以用气功扑灭山火

Recently, a video has gone viral on the Internet, in which a Chinese doctor claimed to have the ability of expelling diseases from the body using psychokinesis, when the patient is unconscious.

2018, 《笑死！醫稱「特異功能」治病 正妹病患無意識腿張開》, 《自由時報》

jìnqī nèi wǎnglù shàng fēngchuán 1 duàn yǐngpiàn, 1 míng zhōngguó yīshī xuānchēng zìjǐ yǒu “tèyì gōngnéng”, kěyǐ gékōng zài bìngrén wú yìshí de qíngkuàng xià, jiāng yǒuhài shēntǐ de jíbìng yòng niànlì páichū tǐwài

近期內網路上瘋傳1段影片，1名中國醫師宣稱自己有「特異功能」，可以隔空在病人無意識的情況下，將有害身體的疾病用念力排出體外

近期内网路上疯传1段影片，1名中国医师宣称自己有「特异功能」，可以隔空在病人无意识的情况下，将有害身体的疾病用念力排出体外


元芳

/ɥɛn³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

/ɥɛn³⁵ fɑŋ⁵⁵/

From 元芳，你怎麼看／元芳，你怎么看 (Yuánfāng, nǐ zěnme kàn, “Yuanfang, what’s your opinion?”); see there for more.

(neologism, slang, humorous) person whom one consults for opinions and advice, especially when in suspicion of something


驅魔禮

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ lɐi̯¹³/

/t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kʰɵy̯⁵⁵ mɔː⁵⁵ lɐi̯¹³/


鯤鵬

/kʰu̯ən⁵⁵ pʰɤŋ³⁵/

/kʷʰɐn⁵⁵ pʰaːŋ²¹/

/kʰu̯ən⁵⁵ pʰɤŋ³⁵/

/kʷʰɐn⁵⁵ pʰaːŋ²¹/

(Chinese mythology) kunpeng (a kind of sea monster that transforms into a roc)


鶝鶔

/fu³⁵ ʐoʊ̯³⁵/

/fu³⁵ ʐoʊ̯³⁵/

(Chinese mythology) a bird resembling a magpie, but with a shorter tail. It was very agile, as it could dodge arrows, catch them in its mouth, and launch them back at the archer.


漢武帝

/xän⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/

/xän⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/


武帝

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/

/mou̯¹³ tɐi̯³³/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ti⁵¹/

/mou̯¹³ tɐi̯³³/

Emperor Wu (posthumous name of several emperors of imperial China, of Han, Wei, Jin, etc.)


嗍血鬼

/su(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hue(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kui⁴¹/

/su(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hui(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/

/su(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ hue(ʔ)³²⁻⁴¹ kui⁴¹/

/su(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ hui(ʔ)³²⁻⁵³ kui⁵³/


賽蓮

/saɪ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/

/saɪ̯⁵¹ li̯ɛn³⁵/


矮精靈

/ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/

/ˀaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ liŋ³⁵/


艦娘

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 艦娘 (Kanmusu).


貓娘

/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/maːu̯⁵⁵ nœːŋ²¹/

/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ni̯ɑŋ³⁵/

/maːu̯⁵⁵ nœːŋ²¹/

Likely an orthographic borrowing from Japanese 猫娘(ねこむすめ) (nekomusume).


仙杜瑞拉

ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄨˋ ㄖㄨㄟˋ ㄌㄚ

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ lä⁵⁵/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ tu⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ lä⁵⁵/


裙腳仔

/kʷʰɐn²¹ kœːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/

/kʷʰɐn²¹ kœːk̚³ t͡sɐi̯³⁵/


關帝爺

/ku̯än⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ jɛ³⁵/

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ tɐi̯³³ jɛː²¹/

/kuan⁴⁴⁻²² te²¹⁻⁵³ ia²⁴/

/kuan³³ te⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ia²⁴/

/kuan⁴⁴⁻²² te²¹⁻⁵³ ia¹³/

/kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ te¹¹⁻⁵³ ia²⁴/

/kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ te²¹⁻⁴¹ ia²³/

/ku̯än⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ jɛ³⁵/

/kʷaːn⁵⁵ tɐi̯³³ jɛː²¹/

/kuan⁴⁴⁻²² te²¹⁻⁵³ ia²⁴/

/kuan³³ te⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ia²⁴/

/kuan⁴⁴⁻²² te²¹⁻⁵³ ia¹³/

/kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ te¹¹⁻⁵³ ia²⁴/

/kuan⁴⁴⁻³³ te²¹⁻⁴¹ ia²³/


帝君

/tɐi̯³³ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kun³³/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴/

/te¹¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴/

/te²¹⁻⁴¹ kun⁴⁴/

/tɐi̯³³ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ kun³³/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴/

/te¹¹⁻⁵³ kun⁴⁴/

/te²¹⁻⁴¹ kun⁴⁴/

(Xiamen and Zhangzhou Hokkien) Guan Yu (160-219)


帝爺

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia¹³/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia²⁴/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia¹³/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia²⁴/

(Zhangzhou Hokkien) Xuan Wu (Taoist god)


帝爺公

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ia²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia¹³⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/te²¹⁻⁵³ ia²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ⁴⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ ia²⁴⁻²² kɔŋ³³/


關爺

/kueŋ³³⁻²³ ia⁵⁵/

/kuaŋ³³⁻²³ ia⁵⁵/

/kueŋ³³⁻²³ ia⁵⁵/

/kuaŋ³³⁻²³ ia⁵⁵/


源氏物語

ㄩㄢˊ ㄕˋ ㄨˋ ㄩˇ

/ɥɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyːn²¹ siː²² mɐt̚² jyː¹³/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ si³³⁻¹¹ but̚⁴⁻³² ɡu⁵³/

/ɥɛn³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jyːn²¹ siː²² mɐt̚² jyː¹³/

/ɡuan²⁴⁻¹¹ si³³⁻¹¹ but̚⁴⁻³² ɡu⁵³/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 源氏物語 (Genji Monogatari).


猴中王

/kau⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lyŋ⁵⁵ ^((Ø-))ŋuoŋ⁵³/

/kau⁵³⁻²¹ ⁽ᵗ⁻⁾lyŋ⁵⁵ ^((Ø-))ŋuoŋ⁵³/


反英雄

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/faːn³⁵ jɪŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹/

/fän²¹⁴⁻²¹ iŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

/faːn³⁵ jɪŋ⁵⁵ hʊŋ²¹/


佛地魔

/fu̯ɔ³⁵ ti⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

/fɐt̚² tei̯²² mɔː⁵⁵/

/fu̯ɔ³⁵ ti⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

/fɐt̚² tei̯²² mɔː⁵⁵/

Phono-semantic matching of English Voldemort.


伏地魔

/fu³⁵ ti⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

/fʊk̚² tei̯²² mɔː⁵⁵/

/fu³⁵ ti⁵¹ mu̯ɔ³⁵/

/fʊk̚² tei̯²² mɔː⁵⁵/


巴蛇

(mythology) ba snake, a mythical python that eats elephants


螣蛇

/tʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

/tʰɤŋ³⁵ ʂɤ³⁵/

螣蛇無足而飛。

螣蛇无足而飞。

Though winged serpents ride high on the mist, they turn to dust and ashes at last.

3rd century, Cao Cao, 《步出夏門行·龜雖壽》, based on the translation by Jean Elizabeth Ward.

螣蛇乘霧，終為土灰。

螣蛇乘雾，终为土灰。

(mythology) teng snake, a kind of flying serpent or dragon


妖鬼

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/jɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


第三次世界大戰

ㄉㄧˋ ㄙㄢ ㄘˋ ㄕˋ ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄢˋ

Дисань Цы Шицзе Дачжань

/ti⁵¹ sän⁵⁵ t͡sʰz̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂʐ̩⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂän⁵¹/


小紅帽

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄇㄠˋ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/siːu̯³⁵ hʊŋ²¹ mou̯²²⁻³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xʊŋ³⁵ mɑʊ̯⁵¹/

/siːu̯³⁵ hʊŋ²¹ mou̯²²⁻³⁵/

Little Red Riding Hood
Little Red Riding Hood


性轉

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ɕiŋ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(ACG or transgender slang) to undergo a genderswap


師公子

/si³³ kʊŋ³³ t͡sz̩³/

/ɕi³³ kən³³ t͡sz̩³/

/si³³ kʊŋ³³ t͡sz̩³/

/ɕi³³ kən³³ t͡sz̩³/

(Xiang) wizard; magician; sorcerer; shaman


鵷鶵

/ɥɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵/

/ɥɛn⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰu³⁵/

There is in the south a bird, called Yuanchu — do you know it? Starting from the South Sea, it flies to the Northern; never resting but on the wutong, never eating but the fruit of the lian tree, and never drinking but from the purest springs.

Zhuangzi, circa 3ʳᵈ – 2ⁿᵈ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

Nánfāng yǒu niǎo, qí míng wéi yuānchú, zǐ zhī zhī hū? Fú yuānchú fā yú Nánhǎi ér fēi yú Běihǎi, fēi wútóng bùzhǐ, fēi liànshí bùshí, fēi lǐquán bùyǐn.

南方有鳥，其名為鵷鶵，子知之乎？夫鵷鶵發於南海而飛於北海，非梧桐不止，非練實不食，非醴泉不飲。

南方有鸟，其名为鹓𬸅，子知之乎？夫鹓𬸅发于南海而飞于北海，非梧桐不止，非练实不食，非醴泉不饮。

(Chinese mythology) name of a legendary bird traditionally interpreted as a kind of Chinese phoenix


迦樓羅

ㄐㄧㄚ ㄌㄡˊ ㄌㄨㄛˊ

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ loʊ̯³⁵ lu̯ɔ³⁵/

Possibly from Pali garuḷa, from Sanskrit गरुड (garuḍa). The Sanskrit ṭ ~ ḍ > ḷ > l reflexes were productive in both Middle Indic languages and early Chinese Buddhist lexicon. (Ji, 1998v4)

(Buddhism, mythology) garuda (mythological winged being)


猦𤝕

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/fɤŋ⁵⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(Chinese mythology) an ape-like creature that is resurrected by the wind after death


小熊維尼

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ ㄨㄟˊ ㄋㄧˊ

Сяосюн Вэйни

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ni³⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ hʊŋ²¹ wɐi̯²¹ nei̯²¹/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵ weɪ̯³⁵ ni³⁵/

/siːu̯³⁵ hʊŋ²¹ wɐi̯²¹ nei̯²¹/


鸛鷒

/ku̯än⁵¹ tʰu̯än³⁵/

/ku̯än⁵¹ tʰu̯än³⁵/

(Chinese mythology) a kind of bird that could launch arrows back at archers


機甲

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


報喪女妖

ㄅㄠˋ ㄙㄤˋ ㄋㄩˇ ㄧㄠ

баосан нюйяо

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɑŋ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/pɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ sɑŋ⁵¹ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


牛頭人

ㄋㄧㄡˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄖㄣˊ

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ŋɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹/

/ni̯oʊ̯³⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ŋɐu̯²¹ tʰɐu̯²¹ jɐn²¹/


詐屍

/ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂä⁵¹ ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/

(chiefly fiction, of a corpse) to become animate; to move spontaneously


史萊姆

/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ laɪ̯³⁵ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(fantasy) slime (a monster having the form of a slimy blob)


黑店

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

/xeɪ̯⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn⁵¹/

(especially in traditional fiction) black shop, an inn that kills and robs guests (Classifier: 家 m)


嵌字

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡sz̩⁵¹/

/t͡ɕʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ t͡sz̩⁵¹/


縮地法

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (縮地法):
* → Japanese: 縮地法(しゅくちほう) (shukuchihō)
* → Korean: 축지법(縮地法) (chukjibeop)

/su̯ɔ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/su̯ɔ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹ fä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Wu Cheng'en, Journey to the West, 16ᵗʰ century CE

Shāsēng dào: “Jì bǎ yāojīng dǎ jué, wú shèn guà'ài, jiāng gōngzhǔ yǐnrù cháo zhōng qù ba. Bùyào zhēngyǎn, xiōngdìmen shǐ ge suōdìfǎ lái.” Nà gōngzhǔ zhǐ wén dé ěr nèi fēng xiǎng, shàshíjiān jìng huí chénglǐ, tā sān rén jiāng gōngzhǔ dài shàng jīnluándiàn shàng.

沙僧道：「既把妖精打絕，無甚罣礙，將公主引入朝中去罷。不要睜眼，兄弟們使個縮地法來。」那公主只聞得耳內風響，霎時間徑回城裡，他三人將公主帶上金鑾殿上。

沙僧道：「既把妖精打绝，无甚罣碍，将公主引入朝中去罢。不要睁眼，兄弟们使个缩地法来。」那公主只闻得耳内风响，霎时间径回城里，他三人将公主带上金銮殿上。

warping or teleportation (as a magical ability)


不明飛行物體

ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄟ ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄨˋ ㄊㄧˇ

бумин фэйсин ути

/pu⁵¹ miŋ³⁵ feɪ̯⁵⁵ ɕiŋ³⁵ u⁵¹ tʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/


美猴王

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/

/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xoʊ̯³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵/


比卡超

/pei̯³⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

/pei̯³⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵ t͡sʰiːu̯⁵⁵/

Borrowed from Japanese ピカチュウ (Pikachū).
; John Lee Ka-chiu

Will you forgive John Lee if it opens a press conference and poses as Pikachu?

2019 Jun 24, James奔 (username), 如果李家超開記者會扮比卡超道歉，大家會否原諒牠？, on LIHKG

jyu⁴ gwo² lei⁵ gaa¹ ciu¹ hoi¹ gei³ ze² wui⁶⁻² baan⁶ bei² kaat¹ ciu¹ dou⁶ hip³, daai⁶ gaa¹ wui⁵ fau² jyun⁴ loeng⁶ taa¹?

如果李家超開記者會扮比卡超道歉，大家會否原諒牠？

如果李家超开记者会扮比卡超道歉，大家会否原谅它？


獸人

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/


視覺小說

ㄕˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄕㄨㄛ

шицзюэ сяошо

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂu̯ɔ⁵⁵/

Calque from Japanese ビジュアルノベル (bijuarunoberu), which is a wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), from English visual novel.


竹取物語

ㄓㄨˊ ㄑㄩˇ ㄨˋ ㄩˇ

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂu³⁵ t͡ɕʰy²¹⁴⁻²¹ u⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 竹(たけ)取(とり)物(もの)語(がたり) (Taketori Monogatari).

ja-r

^たけ%とり ^もの%がたり


同人文

ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄨㄣˊ

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ wən³⁵/

/tʰʊŋ³⁵ ʐən³⁵ wən³⁵/


直升機父母

ㄓˊ ㄕㄥ ㄐㄧ ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ

чжишэнцзи фуму

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ fu⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi⁵⁵ fu⁵¹ mu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

helicopter parents (male and female parent plural only)


燈神

/tɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/tɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/

/tɤŋ⁵⁵ ʂən³⁵/

/tɐŋ⁵⁵ sɐn²¹/


靈獸

霊獣(れいじゅう) (reijū)

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (靈獸):
* → Japanese: 霊獣(れいじゅう) (reijū)
* → Korean: 령수(靈獸) (ryeongsu), 영수(靈獸) (yeongsu)

/liŋ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/liŋ³⁵ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/


太空歌劇

ㄊㄞˋ ㄎㄨㄥ ㄍㄜ ㄐㄩˋ

тайкун гэцзюй

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/tʰaːi̯³³ hʊŋ⁵⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/

/tʰaɪ̯⁵¹ kʰʊŋ⁵⁵ kɤ⁵⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/

/tʰaːi̯³³ hʊŋ⁵⁵ kɔː⁵⁵ kʰɛːk̚²/


元宇宙

/ɥɛn³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/

/ɥɛn³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʈ͡ʂoʊ̯⁵¹/


半獸人

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/pän⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʂoʊ̯⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

(fantasy, mythology) orc (evil monstrous humanoid creature)


奸角

/kaːn⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³/

/kaːn⁵⁵ kɔːk̚³/


阿嘿顏

/ˀä⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

/ˀä⁵⁵ xeɪ̯⁵⁵ jɛn³⁵/

From Japanese アヘ顔(がお) (ahegao), from アヘアヘ (aheahe, “panting”) + 顔(かお) (kao, “face”).

(chiefly Japanese fiction) ahegao (an exaggerated facial expression consisting of flushed cheeks, rolled-back eyes, and the tongue hanging out, intended to depict a person having an orgasm)


任意門

/ʐən⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ mən³⁵/

/ʐən⁵¹⁻⁵³ i⁵¹ mən³⁵/

(countable, fiction) anywhere door (door that allows people to go anywhere instantly) (Classifier: 扇 m)


麻瓜

/mä³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/maː²¹ kʷaː⁵⁵/

/mä³⁵ ku̯ä⁵⁵/

/maː²¹ kʷaː⁵⁵/


光劍

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ku̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/


屍變

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ pi̯ɛn⁵¹/


貓妖

/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


吃書

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ ʂu⁵⁵/

(fiction, fandom slang) to create a plot hole; to retcon existing canon


龍傲天

/lʊŋ³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

/lʊŋ³⁵ ˀɑʊ̯⁵¹ tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵/

Originated as a stereotype male protagonist name of such type of fictions, of uncertain origin.

(Mainland China, fandom slang, usually derogatory) Gary Stu; Marty Stu; a genre of fiction characterized by absurdly competent or perfect protagonists; power fiction


隨意門

/t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ jiː³³ muːn²¹/

/t͡sʰɵy̯²¹ jiː³³ muːn²¹/

(Hong Kong, science fiction) teleportation portal


巫妖

/u⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/u⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


水星人

ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/sɵy̯³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

(science fiction) Mercurian (inhabitant of Mercury)


白吳魚

/pɛ³³ ŋɛu²² hu²²/

/pɛ³³ ŋɛu²² hu²²/

(Leizhou Min) mermaid; merperson; merfolk (with a white body and a horse-like head)


地精

/ti⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

/ti⁵¹ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/


貓人

/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/mɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/


虎人

/xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/

/xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/


獸化人

ㄕㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ ㄖㄣˊ

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/ʂoʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ xu̯ä⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/


屍妖

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

(fantasy, mythology) wight (wraith-like creature)


水妖

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ jɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

/u²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ i⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵/

(informal, military, aviation, espionage, ufology) Area 51


模擬恐怖

ㄇㄛˊ ㄋㄧˇ ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄅㄨˋ

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/

/mu̯ɔ³⁵ ni²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ pu⁵¹/


天王星人

ㄊㄧㄢ ㄨㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ

тяньвансинжэнь

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/tʰiːn⁵⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

(science fiction) Uranian (inhabitant of Uranus)


木星人

/mu⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/mʊk̚² sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/mu⁵¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/mʊk̚² sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

(science fiction) Jovian (inhabitant of Jupiter)


土星人

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/tʰou̯³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/tʰu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/tʰou̯³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

(science fiction) Saturnian (inhabitant of Saturn)


海王星人

ㄏㄞˇ ㄨㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ

хайвансинжэнь

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/hɔːi̯³⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

(science fiction) Neptunian (inhabitant of Neptune)


冥王星人

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄨㄤˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ

минвансинжэнь

/miŋ³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/mɪŋ¹³ wɔːŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/miŋ³⁵ wɑŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/mɪŋ²¹ wɔːŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/mɪŋ¹³ wɔːŋ²¹ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

(science fiction) Plutonian (inhabitant of Pluto)


仙女座人

ㄒㄧㄢ ㄋㄩˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄖㄣˊ

сяньнюйцзожэнь

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/siːn⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³ t͡sɔː²² jɐn²¹/

/ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/

/siːn⁵⁵ nɵy̯¹³ t͡sɔː²² jɐn²¹/

Andromeda Galaxy
Andromeda Galaxy#English

(science fiction) Andromedan (inhabitant of the Andromeda Galaxy)


織女星人

ㄓ ㄋㄩˇ ㄒㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ

чжинюйсинжэнь

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sɪk̚⁵ nɵy̯¹³ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡sɪk̚⁵ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/t͡sɪk̚⁵ nɵy̯¹³ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

/t͡sɪk̚⁵ nɵy̯¹³⁻³⁵ sɪŋ⁵⁵ jɐn²¹/

(science fiction) Vegan (someone from the vicinity of the star Vega)


小灰人

ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄟ ㄖㄣˊ

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

/ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯eɪ̯⁵⁵ ʐən³⁵/

By analogy with 小綠人 /小绿人 (xiǎolǜrén, “little green man”).

(science fiction or ufology) grey alien (archetypical, humanoid alien, usually described as having grey skin, elongated, hairless, sexless features, and large, black eyes)


横路敬二

ㄏㄥˊ ㄌㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄦˋ

Хэнлу Цзинъэр

/xɤŋ³⁵ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

/xɤŋ³⁵ lu⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕiŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ˀɤɻ⁵¹/

Keiji Yokomichi, character from Japanese movie Kimi yo Fundo no Kawa o Watare. In the movie, the character develops a mental disability after being poisoned with a neurotoxin.


尼比魯

/ni³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/ni³⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻³⁵ lu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

(in the works of Zecharia Sitchin) Nibiru (a supposed planet in a highly elliptic orbit around the Sun)


猴行者

gao² heng² zia³ [Phonetic:gao⁵ eng⁵ nia³]

/kau¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɛŋ¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nia⁴⁵³/

/kau¹³⁻²¹ ⁽ʰ⁻⁾ɛŋ¹³⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nia⁴⁵³/

(Putian Puxian Min) whip for beating dogs


螭虎

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰi⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³/

/tʰi³³ hɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰi⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³/

/tʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁵³/

/tʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴¹/

/ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵⁵ xu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/tʰi⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³/

/tʰi³³ hɔ⁵⁵⁴/

/tʰi⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ⁵³/

/tʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁵³/

/tʰi⁴⁴⁻³³ hɔ⁴¹/

(Chinese mythology) a mythical creature whose statue is seen decorating the sides of steles


鬼王

Sino-Xenic (鬼王):
* → Vietnamese: quỷ vương (鬼王)

/ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ³⁵/

/ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴ wɑŋ⁴/

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/

/ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ wɑŋ³⁵/

/ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴ wɑŋ⁴/

/kʷɐi̯³⁵ wɔːŋ²¹/

(Chinese mythology) king of ghosts or yaoguai