弓箭

Chinese

		a bow (weapon)	arrow
trad. (弓箭)		弓	箭
simp. ^#(弓箭)		弓	箭

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): gōngjiàn

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨㄥㄐㄧㄢˋ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): гунҗян (gunži͡an, I-III)
Cantonese (Jyutping): gung¹ zin³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiûng-chien
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): keng-chìⁿ / kiong-chìⁿ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gōngjiàn
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨㄥㄐㄧㄢˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gongjiàn
  - Wade–Giles: kung¹-chien⁴
  - Yale: gūng-jyàn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gongjiann
  - Palladius: гунцзянь (gunczjanʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹/
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    弓箭
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: гунҗян (gunži͡an, I-III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kuŋ²⁴ t͡ɕiæ̃⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: gung¹ zin³
  - Yale: gūng jin
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gung¹ dzin³
  - Guangdong Romanization: gung¹ jin³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡siːn³³/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiûng-chien
  - Hakka Romanization System: giung´ jien
  - Hagfa Pinyim: giung¹ jian⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /ki̯uŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si̯en⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-chìⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: king-tsìnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kengcvix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡sĩ²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sĩ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sĩ²¹/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiong-chìⁿ
  - Tâi-lô: kiong-tsìnn
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kiongcvix
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sĩ¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sĩ²¹/

Noun

弓箭

bow and arrow (Classifier: 副 m)
- 軍馬亦是裸體跣足，右手執摽槍，左手執戰牌，别無所謂弓箭、砲石、甲胄之屬。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  军马亦是裸体跣足，右手执摽枪，左手执战牌，别无所谓弓箭、炮石、甲胄之属。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: c. 1300, 周達觀 / 周达观 (Zhou Daguan), 《真臘風土記 / 真腊风土记》 (The Customs of Cambodia), translation by Peter Harris
  Jūnmǎ yì shì luǒtǐ xiǎnzú, yòushǒu zhí biào qiāng, zuǒshǒu zhí zhàn pái, bié wú suǒwèi gōngjiàn, pàoshí, jiǎzhòu zhī shǔ. [Pinyin]
  The soldiers, too, go naked and barefoot. In their right hand they carry a lance, and in their left hand a shield. They have nothing that could be called bows and arrows, trebuchets, body armor, helmets, or the like.

Synonyms

(literary) 弓矢 (gōngshǐ)

Derived terms

弓箭手 (gōngjiànshǒu)
弓箭步 (gōngjiànbù)
開弓沒有回頭箭／开弓没有回头箭 (kāigōng méiyǒu huítóu jiàn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (弓箭):

→ Japanese: 弓箭(きゅうせん) (kyūsen)
→ Korean: 궁전(弓箭) (gungjeon)