用武

Chinese

		to use	martial; military
simp. and trad. (用武)		用	武

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yòngwǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄩㄥˋ ㄨˇ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): iōng-bú

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yòngwǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄩㄥˋ ㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yòngwǔ
    • Wade–Giles: yung⁴-wu³
    • Yale: yùng-wǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yonqwuu
    • Palladius: юнъу (junʺu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jʊŋ⁵¹ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: iōng-bú
    • Tâi-lô: iōng-bú
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ioxngbuo
    • IPA (Xiamen): /iɔŋ²²⁻²¹ bu⁵³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /iɔŋ⁴¹⁻²² bu⁵⁵⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /iɔŋ²²⁻²¹ bu⁵³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /iɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ bu⁵³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /iɔŋ³³⁻²¹ bu⁴¹/

Verb

用武

1. to resort to force; to use violence
2. (figurative) to display one's abilities or talents

Derived terms

• 無用武之地／无用武之地 (wú yòngwǔ zhī dì)
• 用武之地