貘

See also: 貊

貘	U+8C98, 貘 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8C98

← 貗
[U+8C97]

CJK Unified Ideographs

貙 →
[U+8C99]

Translingual edit

Han character edit

貘 (Kangxi radical 153, 豸+11, 18 strokes, cangjie input 月竹廿日大 (BHTAK), four-corner 2423₄, composition ⿰豸莫)

Derived characters edit

𧕥, 𧕤

References edit

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1203, character 11
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 36621
Dae Jaweon: page 1664, character 22
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3915, character 16
Unihan data for U+8C98

Chinese edit

trad.		貘
simp. ^#		貘
alternative forms		獏

Pronunciation edit

Mandarin
(Pinyin): mò (mo⁴)

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): mak⁶, mok⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bo̍k / be̍k

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: mò
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: mò
  - Wade–Giles: mo⁴
  - Yale: mwò
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: moh
  - Palladius: мо (mo)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: mak⁶, mok⁶
  - Yale: mahk, mohk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: mak⁹, mok⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: meg⁶, mog⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɐk̚²/, /mɔːk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k
  - Tâi-lô: bo̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bok
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔk̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔk̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: be̍k
  - Tâi-lô: bi̍k
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bek
  - IPA (Xiamen): /biɪk̚⁴/

Middle Chinese: maek

Rime
Character	貘
Reading #	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	庚 (113)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	II
Fanqie	莫白切
Baxter	maek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mˠæk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/mᵚak̚/
Shao Rongfen	/mak̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/maɨjk̚/
Li Rong	/mɐk̚/
Wang Li	/mɐk̚/
Bernard Karlgren	/mɐk̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	mò
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mak⁶

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*mraːɡ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	貘
Reading #	1/1
No.	9264
Phonetic component	莫
Rime group	鐸
Rime subdivision	0
Corresponding MC rime	陌
Old Chinese	/*mraːɡ/

Definitions edit

貘

tapir
^† giant panda
- 其獸則𤛑旄貘犛，……。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  其兽则𤛑旄貘牦，……。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 司馬相如 (Sima Xiangru) 《上林賦》 "Rhapsody on the Imperial Park", in 《漢書》 Book of Han.
  Qíshòu zé yóng máo mò máo/lí,....... [Pinyin]
  Its [the south's] mammals are zebus, hairy yaks, giant panda, grunting yaks, [...].
- 獸則麙羊野麋，罷㹈貘貒，……。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  兽则麙羊野麋，罢㹈貘貒，……。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: 扬雄 (Yang Xiong) 《蜀都賦》 "Rhapsody on the Shu capital"
  Shòu zé yányáng yěmí, pí máo/lí mò tuān,....... [Pinyin]
  The mammals are takins, wild elaphures, brown bears, yaks, giant pandas, hog badgers, [...].

Japanese edit

Kanji edit

貘

(uncommon “Hyōgai” kanji)

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Readings edit

Go-on: みゃく (myaku)
Kan-on: ばく (baku)

Etymology edit

Kanji in this term
貘
ばく Hyōgaiji
kan’on

Alternative spelling
獏

Noun edit

貘(ばく) or 貘(バク) • (baku)

Alternative spelling of 獏 (“tapir”)
- 2002 July 27, Mashiba, Shin, “第(だい)壱(いち)夜(や)　下(クダ)リ階(カイ)段(ダン)”, in 夢(ゆめ)喰(くい)見(けん)聞(ぶん) (夢(ゆめ)喰(くい)見(けん)聞(ぶん)), volume 1 (fiction), Tokyo: Square Enix, page 5:
  そいつの名(な)前(まえ)は蛭(ヒル)孤(コ)　悪(あく(・))夢(む(・))を糧(かて)とし生(い)きる　「貘(ばく)」である。
  Soitsu no namae wa Hiruko AKUMU o kate toshi ikiru “Baku” de aru.
  His name is Hiruko. He feeds on NIGHTMARES. He is a “baku”.

Usage notes edit

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Korean edit

Hanja edit

貘 • (maek) (hangeul 맥, revised maek, McCune–Reischauer maek, Yale mayk)

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Vietnamese edit

Han character edit

貘: Hán Nôm readings: mạc

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References edit

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