物質

See also: 物质

Chinese

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• 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 (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁸veq-tseq

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• 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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• 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
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁸veq-tseq
    • MiniDict: veh^入 tseh
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ⁵veq-tseq
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /vəʔ¹¹ t͡səʔ²³/

Noun

物質

1. 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.

2. means of subsistence; livelihood; wealth

Synonyms

• (matter): 質／质 (zhì)

Adjective

物質

1. (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

• 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)
• 日冕物質拋射／日冕物质抛射 (rìmiǎn wùzhì pāoshè)
• 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

Sino-Xenic (物質):

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

Related terms

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

Japanese

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

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぶっしつ [bùsshítsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [bɯ̟ɕːi̥t͡sɨ]

Noun

物(ぶっ)質(しつ) • (busshitsu) 

1. material, substance

Derived terms

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

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
物	質

Noun

物質 • (muljil) (hangeul 물질)

1. Hanja form^? of 물질 (“a substance”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
物	質

Noun

物質

1. chữ Hán form of vật chất (“matter”).