物質

See also: 物质

Chinese edit

		thing; object; matter	hostage; substance; nature hostage; substance; nature; quality
trad. (物質)		物	質
simp. (物质)		物	质

Etymology edit

Attestable since at least the Tang dynasty. Popularized from Japanese 物質(ぶっしつ) (busshitsu)

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wùzhì, wùzhí

(Zhuyin): ㄨˋ ㄓˋ, ㄨˋ ㄓˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mat⁶ zat¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): vu̍t-chṳt
Eastern Min (BUC): ŭk-cék
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bu̍t-chit
Wu (Wugniu)
- (Northern): ⁸veq-tseq

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wùzhì → wùzhi (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄓˋ → ㄨˋ ˙ㄓ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wùjhi̊h
  - Wade–Giles: wu⁴-chih⁵
  - Yale: wù-jr
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuh.jyh
  - Palladius: учжи (učži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/ → /u⁵¹ ɖ͡ʐ̥ʐ̩¹/
- (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wùzhí
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˋ ㄓˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wùjhíh
  - Wade–Giles: wu⁴-chih²
  - Yale: wù-jŕ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuhjyr
  - Palladius: учжи (učži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    物質／物质
    誤植／误植
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mat⁶ zat¹
  - Yale: maht jāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mat⁹ dzat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: med⁶ zed¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐt̚² t͡sɐt̚⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: vu̍t-chṳt
  - Hakka Romanization System: vud ziid`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: vud⁶ zid⁵
  - Sinological IPA: /vut̚⁵ t͡sɨt̚²/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ŭk-cék
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /uʔ⁵⁻²¹ t͡sɛiʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bu̍t-chit
  - Tâi-lô: bu̍t-tsit
  - Phofsit Daibuun: budcid
  - IPA (Xiamen): /but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sit̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /but̚²⁴⁻² t͡sit̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /but̚¹²¹⁻²¹ t͡sit̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sit̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /but̚⁴⁻³² t͡sit̚³²/
Wu
- (Shanghai):
  - Wugniu: ⁸veq-tseq
  - MiniDict: veh^入 tseh
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵veq-tseq
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vəʔ¹¹ t͡səʔ²³/

Noun edit

物質

matter; material; substance
放射性物質／放射性物质 ― fàngshèxìng wùzhì ― radioactive material

物質戒斷／物质戒断 ― wùzhì jièduàn ― substance withdrawal

毒物質含量超過正常許可值數倍。 [MSC, trad.]
毒物质含量超过正常许可值数倍。 [MSC, simp.]
Dúwùzhì hánliàng chāoguò zhèngcháng xǔkězhí shù bèi. [Pinyin]
The content of toxins in the substance exceeds twice the allowed quantity.
means of subsistence; livelihood; wealth

Synonyms edit

(matter): 質／质 (zhì)

Adjective edit

物質

(colloquial) materialistic
你也太物質了吧。 [MSC, trad.]
你也太物质了吧。 [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ yě tài wùzhì le ba. [Pinyin]
You're too materialistic.

Derived terms edit

化學物質／化学物质 (huàxué wùzhì)
反物質／反物质 (fǎnwùzhì)
可孕物質／可孕物质
引發物質／引发物质
控制物質／控制物质 (kòngzhì wùzhì)
星際物質／星际物质
暗物質／暗物质 (ànwùzhì)
物質三態／物质三态
物質不滅律／物质不灭律
物質主義／物质主义 (wùzhìzhǔyì)
物質女／物质女 (wùzhìnǚ)
物質建設／物质建设
物質文明／物质文明 (wùzhì wénmíng)
物質條件／物质条件 (wùzhì tiáojiàn)
物質波／物质波
物質狀態／物质状态 (wùzhì zhuàngtài)
物質生活／物质生活 (wùzhì shēnghuó)
物質的量／物质的量 (wùzhì de liàng)
礦物質／矿物质 (kuàngwùzhì)
神經傳導物質／神经传导物质 (shénjīng chuándǎo wùzhì)
純物質／纯物质
致癌物質／致癌物质 (zhì'ái wùzhì)

Descendants edit

Sino-Xenic (物質):

→ Japanese: 物質(ぶっしつ) (busshitsu)
→ Korean: 물질(物質) (muljil)
→ Vietnamese: vật chất (物質)

Related terms edit

事情 (shìqing)
事物 (shìwù)
事務／事务 (shìwù)
物體／物体 (wùtǐ)
現象／现象 (xiànxiàng)

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
物	質
ぶつ > ぶっ Grade: 3	しつ Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

(Tokyo) ぶっしつ [bùsshítsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ᵝɕːi̥t͡sɨᵝ]

Noun edit

物(ぶっ)質(しつ) • (busshitsu)

material, substance

Derived terms edit

Derived terms

制癌物質(せいがんぶっしつ) (seiganbusshitsu)
発癌物質(はつがんぶっしつ) (hatsuganbusshitsu): carcinogen
反物質(はんぶっしつ) (hanbusshitsu): antimatter
物質界(ぶっしつかい) (busshitsukai): the material world
物質主義(ぶっしつしゅぎ) (busshitsushugi): materialism
放射性物質(ほうしゃせいぶっしつ) (hōshaseibusshitsu): radioactive substance

References edit

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ 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

2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean edit

Hanja in this term
物	質

Noun edit

物質 • (muljil) (hangeul 물질)

Hanja form^? of 물질 (“a substance”).

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
物	質

Noun edit

物質

chữ Hán form of vật chất (“matter”).

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] 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

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