Chinese

Noun

舞妓

1. maiko (apprentice geisha)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Compound of 舞 ‎(mai, “dancing”) +‎ 子 ‎(ko, “child”).

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) まいこ [màíkó] (Heiban - [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [ma̠iko̞]

Alternative forms

• 舞子

Noun

舞妓 ‎(hiragana まいこ, romaji maiko, historical hiragana まひこ)

1. dancing girl, particularly a maiko

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• On'yomi
• (Tokyo) ぶ​ぎ [búꜜgì] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [bɯᵝɡ̃i]

Noun

舞妓 ‎(hiragana ぶぎ, romaji bugi)

1. female dancer

References

1. 1 2 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9
2. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3