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玩具

玩具

Chinese

		curios; antiques; to play curios; antiques; to play; to amuse oneself	tool; device; utensil tool; device; utensil; equipment; instrument
simp. and trad. (玩具)		玩	具

Noun

玩具

toy (Classifier: 個／个)

兒童玩具 / 儿童玩具 ― értóng wánjù ― children's toys

益智玩具 ― yìzhì wánjù ― educational toys

Derived terms

性玩具 (xìngwánjù)

玩具娃娃 (wánjù wáwa)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
玩	具
Grade: S	Grade: 3
Irregular

Noun

玩具 ‎(hiragana おもちゃ, romaji omocha)

(common) toy

Usage notes

This term is usually written in hiragana.

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
玩	具
がん Grade: S	ぐ Grade: 3
Irregular

Noun

玩具 ‎(hiragana がんぐ, romaji gangu)

(formal) toy

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wánjù

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄩˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wun⁶ geoi⁶
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngùan-kí
Min Nan (POJ): goán-khū / goán-kī / goán-kū

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wánjù
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄩˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanjiw
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯a̠n³⁵ t͡ɕy⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: wun⁶ geoi⁶
  - Yale: wuhn geuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wun⁶ goey⁶
  - IPA ^(key): /wuːn²² kɵy̯²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngùan-kí
  - Hakka Romanization System: nguanˇ gi`
  - Hagfa Pinyim: nguan² gi³
  - IPA: /ŋu̯an¹¹ ki³¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: goán-khū / goán-kī / goán-kū
  - Tâi-lô: guán-khū / guán-kī / guán-kū
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goafnqu, goafnki, goafnku
  - IPA (Xiamen): /guan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰu²²/, /guan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²²/, /guan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku²²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /guan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ kʰu⁴¹/, /guan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki⁴¹/, /guan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ku⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /guan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰu²²/, /guan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²²/, /guan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku²²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /guan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ kʰu³³/, /guan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki³³/, /guan⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ku³³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /guan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ kʰu³³/, /guan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki³³/, /guan⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ku³³/