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phonetic
trad. (傀儡)
simp. #(傀儡)
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From (kuài, “chunk, lump”) + (lěi, “to pile up, to accumulate”).

Semantically, “statues made of soil and timber” (Liezi) > “puppet” > “(figurative) puppet” (Qing Dynasty); also “sulks; pent-up sorrow” (Qing Dynasty).

Alternatively, Laufer connects this word with Turkish kukla (puppet), Ancient Greek κούκλα (koúkla, doll, puppet) in Oriental Theatricals.

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Noun edit

傀儡

  1. puppet; marionette
  2. (figurative) puppet; someone who is manipulated by another; pawn; minion
  3. (dialectal Eastern Min) child; kid
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傀儡

  1. (obsolete) sulks; pent-up sorrow

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Kanji in this term
くぐつ
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
jukujikun

Perhaps cognate with (kugutsu, hand bag). Wandering artisans would put their puppets in hand bags while traveling. Also compare Korean 꼭두 (kkokdu, “phantom”).

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 傀儡子 on Japanese Wikipedia

傀儡(くぐつ) (kugutsu

  1. a puppet
  2. (historical) Clipping of 傀儡回し (kugutmawashi, wandering street puppeteer).
  3. (by extension) a puppeteer
    Synonym: 傀儡子 (kugutsushi)
  4. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) a geisha
    Synonyms: 芸者 (geisha), 芸子 (geiko), 芸妓 (geigi), 傀儡女 (kugutsume)
  5. a prostitute; a female puppeteer who engages in prostitution
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:娼婦
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Kanji in this term
かい
Hyōgaiji
らい
Hyōgaiji
kan’on

/kwairai/ > /kairai/.

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(かい)(らい) (kairaiくわいらい (kwairai)?

  1. a puppet
    Synonym: 操り人形 (ayatsuri ningyō)
  2. (by extension) (figurative) a puppet
    (かい)(らい)(せい)(けん)
    kairai seiken
    a puppet government
  3. Clipping of 傀儡師 (kairaishi, puppetmaster).
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References edit

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
  3. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Hanja in this term

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傀儡 (goeroe) (hangeul 괴뢰)

  1. Hanja form? of 괴뢰 (puppet).