"玄武" meaning in Chinese

See 玄武 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /jyːn²¹ mou̯¹³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /hiɛn²³⁻³³ bu⁴¹/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jyːn²¹ mou̯¹³/, /hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/, /hiɛn²³⁻³³ bu⁴¹/ Chinese transliterations: Xuánwǔ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jyun⁴ mou⁵ [Cantonese, Jyutping], Hiân-bú, Xuánwǔ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], Syuánwǔ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], Hsüan²-wu³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], Sywán-wǔ [Mandarin, Yale, standard], Shyuanwuu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], Сюаньу [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], Sjuanʹu [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], yùhn móuh [Cantonese, Yale], jyn⁴ mou⁵ [Cantonese, Pinyin], yun⁴ mou⁵ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], Hiân-bú [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], Hiân-bú [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], hienbuo [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun]
Head templates: {{head|zh|proper noun}} 玄武
  1. (astronomy) the Black Turtle (literally "Black Warrior"), a Chinese constellation making up one of the Four Symbols of Chinese astronomy.
    Sense id: en-玄武-zh-name-f2UsEkCR Categories (other): Astronomy, Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Chinese deities, Chinese mythology, Taoism Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 53 38 4 5 Disambiguation of Chinese deities: 58 38 2 1 Disambiguation of Chinese mythology: 51 48 1 0 Disambiguation of Taoism: 32 33 26 9 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  2. (feng shui) the Black Turtle (literally "Black Warrior"), a representation of water and direction north.
    Sense id: en-玄武-zh-name-dLsG2Smj Categories (other): Chinese mythology, Taoism Disambiguation of Chinese mythology: 51 48 1 0 Disambiguation of Taoism: 32 33 26 9
  3. Xuanwu, a Taoist god.
    Sense id: en-玄武-zh-name-U1~-iA~4 Categories (other): Gods, Taoism Disambiguation of Gods: 30 23 37 10 Disambiguation of Taoism: 32 33 26 9
  4. (~區) Xuanwu (a district of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China) Categories (place): Districts of Nanjing, Places in China, Places in Jiangsu, China, Places in Nanjing
    Sense id: en-玄武-zh-name-0izT-CDj Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 北方玄武 (Běifāng Xuánwǔ), 帝爺 [Hokkien], 帝爷 [Hokkien], 帝爺公, 帝爷公, 玄武山佛祖 [Teochew] Hypernyms: 四象 Related terms: 二十八宿 (Èrshíbā Xiù) Coordinate_terms: 白虎 (báihǔ), 青龍 (qīnglóng), 青龙 (qīnglóng), 朱雀 (zhūquè)
Hyponyms: (dǒu), 斗宿 (Dǒuxiù), (niú), 牛宿 (Niúxiù), (nǚ), 女宿 (Nǚxiù), (xū), (xū), 虛宿 (Xūxiù), 虚宿 (Xūxiù), (wēi), 危宿 (Wēixiù), (shì), 室宿 (Shìxiù), (bì), 壁宿 (Bìxiù)
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          "expansion": "→ Japanese:",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "玄%武",
            "2": "げん%ぶ",
            "gloss": "",
            "pos": ""
          },
          "expansion": "玄(げん)武(ぶ) (genbu)",
          "name": "ja-r"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ko",
            "2": "현무(玄武)",
            "3": "",
            "4": "",
            "5": "",
            "bor": "1",
            "id": "玄武",
            "id2": "",
            "id3": "",
            "id4": "",
            "pos": "",
            "pos2": "",
            "pos3": "",
            "pos4": "",
            "t": "",
            "t2": "",
            "t3": "",
            "t4": ""
          },
          "expansion": "→ Korean: 현무(玄武) (hyeonmu)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "vi",
            "2": "Huyền Vũ",
            "bor": "1",
            "id": "玄武",
            "pos": "",
            "t": "",
            "tr": "玄武"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Vietnamese: Huyền Vũ (玄武)",
          "name": "desc"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "玄武",
            "2": "げん%ぶ",
            "3": "현무",
            "4": "Huyền Vũ",
            "5": "",
            "6": "",
            "h": "玄武",
            "j2": "",
            "j2t": "",
            "j3": "",
            "j3t": "",
            "j4": "",
            "j4t": "",
            "jdesc": "",
            "jje2": "",
            "jje2t": "",
            "jje3": "",
            "jje3t": "",
            "jje4": "",
            "jje4t": "",
            "jjedesc": "",
            "jjet": "",
            "jt": "",
            "k2": "",
            "k2t": "",
            "k3": "",
            "k3t": "",
            "k4": "",
            "k4t": "",
            "kdesc": "",
            "kt": "",
            "o": "玄武",
            "o2": "",
            "o2t": "",
            "o3": "",
            "o3t": "",
            "o4": "",
            "o4t": "",
            "odesc": "",
            "ot": "",
            "s": "玄%武",
            "v": "玄武",
            "v2": "",
            "v2t": "",
            "v3": "",
            "v3t": "",
            "v4": "",
            "v4t": "",
            "vdesc": "",
            "vt": ""
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (玄武):\n* → Japanese: 玄(げん)武(ぶ) (genbu)\n* → Korean: 현무(玄武) (hyeonmu)\n* → Vietnamese: Huyền Vũ (玄武)",
          "name": "CJKV/code"
        },
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "",
            "2": "げん%ぶ",
            "3": "현무",
            "4": "Huyền Vũ",
            "j": "玄%武"
          },
          "expansion": "Sino-Xenic (玄武):\n* → Japanese: 玄(げん)武(ぶ) (genbu)\n* → Korean: 현무(玄武) (hyeonmu)\n* → Vietnamese: Huyền Vũ (玄武)",
          "name": "CJKV"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Sino-Xenic (玄武):\n* → Japanese: 玄(げん)武(ぶ) (genbu)\n* → Korean: 현무(玄武) (hyeonmu)\n* → Vietnamese: Huyền Vũ (玄武)"
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "zh",
        "2": "proper noun"
      },
      "expansion": "玄武",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "hypernyms": [
    {
      "word": "四象"
    }
  ],
  "hyponyms": [
    {
      "roman": "dǒu",
      "word": "斗"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Dǒuxiù",
      "word": "斗宿"
    },
    {
      "roman": "niú",
      "word": "牛"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Niúxiù",
      "word": "牛宿"
    },
    {
      "roman": "nǚ",
      "word": "女"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Nǚxiù",
      "word": "女宿"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xū",
      "word": "虛"
    },
    {
      "roman": "xū",
      "word": "虚"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Xūxiù",
      "word": "虛宿"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Xūxiù",
      "word": "虚宿"
    },
    {
      "roman": "wēi",
      "word": "危"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Wēixiù",
      "word": "危宿"
    },
    {
      "roman": "shì",
      "word": "室"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Shìxiù",
      "word": "室宿"
    },
    {
      "roman": "bì",
      "word": "壁"
    },
    {
      "roman": "Bìxiù",
      "word": "壁宿"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Chinese",
  "lang_code": "zh",
  "pos": "name",
  "related": [
    {
      "roman": "Èrshíbā Xiù",
      "word": "二十八宿"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "zh:Astronomy"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the Black Turtle (literally \"Black Warrior\"), a Chinese constellation making up one of the Four Symbols of Chinese astronomy."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "astronomy",
          "astronomy"
        ],
        [
          "Black Turtle",
          "Black Turtle"
        ],
        [
          "Chinese",
          "Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "constellation",
          "constellation"
        ],
        [
          "making up",
          "making up"
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        [
          "one",
          "one"
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          "Four Symbols",
          "Four Symbols"
        ]
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        "(astronomy) the Black Turtle (literally \"Black Warrior\"), a Chinese constellation making up one of the Four Symbols of Chinese astronomy."
      ],
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        "astronomy",
        "natural-sciences"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "the Black Turtle (literally \"Black Warrior\"), a representation of water and direction north."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Black Turtle",
          "Black Turtle"
        ],
        [
          "representation",
          "representation"
        ],
        [
          "water",
          "water"
        ],
        [
          "direction",
          "direction"
        ],
        [
          "north",
          "north"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "feng shui",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(feng shui) the Black Turtle (literally \"Black Warrior\"), a representation of water and direction north."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Xuanwu, a Taoist god."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Xuanwu",
          "Xuanwu"
        ],
        [
          "Taoist",
          "Taoist"
        ],
        [
          "god",
          "god"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English links with redundant wikilinks",
        "zh:Districts of Nanjing",
        "zh:Places in China",
        "zh:Places in Jiangsu, China",
        "zh:Places in Nanjing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Xuanwu (a district of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "區",
          "區#Chinese"
        ],
        [
          "Xuanwu",
          "w:Xuanwu District, Nanjing"
        ],
        [
          "district",
          "district"
        ],
        [
          "Nanjing",
          "Nanjing#English"
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        [
          "Jiangsu",
          "Jiangsu#English"
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        [
          "China",
          "China#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(~區) Xuanwu (a district of Nanjing, Jiangsu, China)"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Xuánwǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyun⁴ mou⁵"
    },
    {
      "zh-pron": "Hiân-bú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Xuánwǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄒㄩㄢˊ ㄨˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Syuánwǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Hsüan²-wu³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Sywán-wǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Shyuanwuu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Сюаньу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Sjuanʹu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yùhn móuh"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jyn⁴ mou⁵"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yun⁴ mou⁵"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːn²¹ mou̯¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Hiân-bú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "Hiân-bú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "hienbuo"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiɛn²³⁻³³ bu⁴¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ɕy̯ɛn³⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jyːn²¹ mou̯¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiɛn²⁴⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/hiɛn²³⁻³³ bu⁴¹/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "Běifāng Xuánwǔ",
      "word": "北方玄武"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "帝爺"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien"
      ],
      "word": "帝爷"
    },
    {
      "word": "帝爺公"
    },
    {
      "word": "帝爷公"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "word": "玄武山佛祖"
    }
  ],
  "word": "玄武"
}

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