樂器

See also: 乐器

Chinese

		music; happy; laugh music; happy; laugh; cheerful	device; tool; utensil
trad. (樂器)		樂	器
simp. (乐器)		乐	器
anagram		器樂／器乐

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yuèqì

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ngok⁶ hei³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngo̍k-hi
• Min Nan (POJ): ga̍k-khì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: yuèqì
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehchih
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yuècì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɥɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: ngok⁶ hei³
    • Yale: ngohk hei
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ngok⁹ hei³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ngog⁶ héi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːk̚² hei̯³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngo̍k-hi
    • Hakka Romanization System: ngog hi
    • Hagfa Pinyim: ngog⁶ hi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /ŋok̚⁵ hi⁵⁵/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ga̍k-khì
    • Tâi-lô: ga̍k-khì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: gagqix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /ɡak̚⁴⁻³² kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡak̚²⁴⁻²² kʰi⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡak̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kʰi²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /ɡak̚⁴⁻³² kʰi¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡak̚⁴⁻³² kʰi²¹/

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• Middle Chinese: /ŋˠʌk̚  kʰˠiɪ^H/

Rime
Character	樂	器
Reading #	2/3	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	溪 (29)
Final (韻)	覺 (10)	脂 (17)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	II	Chongniu III
Fanqie	五角切	去冀切
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋˠʌk̚/	/kʰˠiɪH/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋᵚɔk̚/	/kʰᵚiH/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋɔk̚/	/kʰiɪH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋaɨwk̚/	/kʰjiH/
Li Rong	/ŋɔk̚/	/kʰjiH/
Wang Li	/ŋɔk̚/	/kʰiH/
Bernard Karlgren	/ŋɔk̚/	/kʰiH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	yuè	qì

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*[ŋ]ˤrawk  [kʰ]r[ə][t]-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*ŋraːwɢ  kʰrɯds/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	樂	器
Reading #	4/4	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	yuè	qì
Middle Chinese	‹ ngæwk ›	‹ khijH ›
Old Chinese	/*[ŋ]ˁrawk/	/*[kʰ]r[ə][t]-s/
English	music	vessel; instrument
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	樂	器
Reading #	3/3	1/1
No.	7683	10173
Phonetic component	樂	器
Rime group	藥	隊
Rime subdivision	1	1
Corresponding MC rime	嶽	器
Old Chinese	/*ŋraːwɢ/	/*kʰrɯds/

Noun

樂器

1. musical instrument (Classifier: 件)

   樂器的一種 / 乐器的一种  ―  yuèqì de yīzhǒng  ―  a type of musical instrument

Derived terms

• 銅管樂器／铜管乐器 (tóngguǎn yuèqì)

• 鍵盤樂器／键盘乐器 (jiànpán yuèqì)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (樂器):

• → Japanese: 楽(がっ)器(き) (gakki)
• → Korean: 악기 (樂器, akgi)
• → Vietnamese: nhạc khí (樂器)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
樂	器
がく > がっ Jinmeiyō	き Grade: 4
on’yomi

Noun

樂(がっ)器(き) • (gakki)  (kyūjitai, shinjitai 楽器)

1. Kyūjitai form of 楽器: musical instrument

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Korean

Hanja in this term
樂	器

Noun

樂器 • (akgi) (hangeul 악기)

1. Hanja form^? of 악기 (“musical instrument”).

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Vietnamese

Hán tự in this term
樂	器

Noun

樂器

1. Hán tự form of nhạc khí (“musical instrument”).