動物

See also: 动物

Chinese

		to move; to change; to use to move; to change; to use; to act	thing; object; matter
trad. (動物)		動	物
simp. (动物)		动	物

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): dòngwù

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋ

(Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): dong⁴ wu²

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): дунву (dunvu, III-III)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): dung⁶ mat⁶

(Taishan, Wiktionary): uung⁵ mot⁵
Hakka
(Sixian, PFS): thung-vu̍t

(Hailu, HRS): tung^˖ vud^ˋ

(Meixian, Guangdong): tung⁴ vud⁶
Eastern Min (BUC): dông-ŭk
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): tōng-bu̍t / tǒng-bu̍t

(Teochew, Peng'im): dong⁶ muêh⁸
Wu (Northern, Wugniu): ⁶don-veq₈ / ⁴don-veq₈

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: dòngwù → dòngwu (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋ → ㄉㄨㄥˋ ˙ㄨ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Tongyong Pinyin: dòngwů
  - Wade–Giles: tung⁴-wu⁵
  - Yale: dùng-wu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: donq.wuh
  - Palladius: дунъу (dunʺu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/ → /tʊŋ⁵¹ u¹/
- (Chengdu)
  - Sichuanese Pinyin: dong⁴ wu²
  - Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: dung u
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /toŋ²¹³ vu²¹/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: дунву (dunvu, III-III)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tuŋ⁴⁴ vou⁴⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: dung⁶ mat⁶
  - Yale: duhng maht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dung⁶ mat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: dung⁶ med⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʊŋ²² mɐt̚²/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: uung⁵ mot⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɵŋ³² ᵐbᵘɔt̚³²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: thung-vu̍t
  - Hakka Romanization System: tung vud
  - Hagfa Pinyim: tung⁴ vud⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰuŋ⁵⁵ vut̚⁵/
- (Hailu, incl. Zhudong)
  - Hakka Romanization System: tung^˖ vud^ˋ
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰuŋ³³ vut²/
- (Meixian)
  - Guangdong: tung⁴ vud⁶
  - Sinological IPA: /tʰʊŋ⁵³ ʋut̚⁵/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: dông-ŭk
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tuŋ²⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ^(Ø-)ŋuʔ⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōng-bu̍t
  - Tâi-lô: tōng-bu̍t
  - Phofsit Daibuun: doxngbut
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ but̚¹²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /tɔŋ³³⁻¹¹ but̚⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /tɔŋ²²⁻²¹ but̚⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɔŋ³³⁻²¹ but̚⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Jinjiang, Philippines)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tǒng-bu̍t
  - Tâi-lô: tǒng-bu̍t
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /tɔŋ²² but̚²⁴/
  - IPA (Jinjiang, Philippines): /tɔŋ³³⁻²² but̚²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: dong⁶ muêh⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tŏng mue̍h
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /toŋ³⁵⁻¹¹ mueʔ⁴/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai, Suzhou)
  - Wugniu: ⁶don-veq₈
  - MiniDict: don^去 veh^入
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³don-veq₅
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /doŋ²² vəʔ⁴⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /doŋ²³ vəʔ¹¹/
- (Northern: Jiaxing)
  - Wugniu: ⁴don-veq₈
  - MiniDict: don^上 veh^入
  - Sinological IPA (Jiaxing): /doŋ²² vəʔ⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: duwngX mjut

Rime
Character	動	物
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	定 (7)	明 (4)
Final (韻)	東 (1)	物 (60)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Closed
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	徒揔切	文弗切
Baxter	duwngX	mjut
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/duŋ^X/	/mɨut̚/
Pan Wuyun	/duŋ^X/	/miut̚/
Shao Rongfen	/duŋ^X/	/miuət̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/dəwŋ^X/	/mut̚/
Li Rong	/duŋ^X/	/miuət̚/
Wang Li	/duŋ^X/	/mĭuət̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/dʱuŋ^X/	/mi̯uət̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	dòng	wù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	dung⁶	mat⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[Cə-m-]tˤoŋʔ C.mut/

(Zhengzhang): /*doːŋʔ mɯd/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	動	物
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	dòng	wù
Middle Chinese	‹ duwng^X ›	‹ mjut ›
Old Chinese	/*[Cə-m-]tˁoŋʔ/	/*C.mut/
English	move	thing
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	動	物
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	17449	13218
Phonetic component	重	勿
Rime group	東	物
Rime subdivision	0	1
Corresponding MC rime	動	物
Old Chinese	/*doːŋʔ/	/*mɯd/

Noun

動物

animal; creature (Classifier: 隻／只 m; 群; 個／个)
動物本能／动物本能 ― dòngwù běnnéng ― animal instinct

螯肢動物／螯肢动物 ― áozhī dòngwù ― cheliceral creature

虐待動物／虐待动物 ― nüèdài dòngwù ― to be cruel to animals; animal cruelty

珍稀動物／珍稀动物 ― zhēnxī dòngwù ― rare animals

有毒動物／有毒动物 ― yǒudú dòngwù ― venomous animal

你最想成為哪種動物？ [MSC, trad.]
你最想成为哪种动物？ [MSC, simp.]
Nǐ zuì xiǎng chéngwéi nǎ zhǒng dòngwù? [Pinyin]
What animal would you most like to be?

動物的尾巴有什麼功能？ [MSC, trad.]
动物的尾巴有什么功能？ [MSC, simp.]
Dòngwù de wěiba yǒu shénme gōngnéng? [Pinyin]
What are the functions of an animal’s tail?

急轉彎以避免撞到動物是造成車禍的主要原因。 [MSC, trad.]
急转弯以避免撞到动物是造成车祸的主要原因。 [MSC, simp.]
Jízhuǎnwān yǐ bìmiǎn zhuàng dào dòngwù shì zàochéng chēhuò de zhǔyào yuányīn. [Pinyin]
Swerving to avoid animals is a major cause of crashes.
- 一曰山林，其動物宜毛物，其植物宜早物。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  一曰山林，其动物宜毛物，其植物宜早物。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Rites of Zhou, circa 3^rd century BCE
  Yī yuē shānlín, qí dòngwù yí máo wù, qí zhíwù yí zǎo wù. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)
(literally) moving thing

Synonyms

(animal): 獸類／兽类 (shòulèi), 走獸／走兽 (zǒushòu)

Antonyms

(antonym(s) of “moving thing”): 靜物／静物 (jìngwù)

Hypernyms

(animal): 真核生物 (zhēnhé shēngwù)

Coordinate terms

(animal): 植物 (zhíwù), 真菌 (zhēnjūn), 原生生物 (yuánshēng shēngwù)

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (動物):

→ Japanese: 動物(どうぶつ) (dōbutsu)
→ Korean: 동물(動物) (dongmul)
→ Vietnamese: động vật (動物)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
動	物
どう Grade: 3	ぶつ Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

Middle Chinese 動物 (duŋ^X mɨut̚)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) どーぶつ [dòóbútsú] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [do̞ːbɯ̟t͡sɨ]

Noun

動(どう)物(ぶつ) • (dōbutsu) ^{←だうぶつ (daubutu)^?}

animal

Synonyms

獣(けもの) (kemono): beast, animal
生(い)き物(もの) (ikimono): living thing, creature

Derived terms

愛玩動物(あいがんどうぶつ) (aigan dōbutsu, “pet”)
温血動物(おんけつどうぶつ) (onketsu dōbutsu): warm-blooded animal
海生動物(かいせいどうぶつ) (kaisei dōbutsu): marine animal
環形動物(かんけいどうぶつ) (kankei dōbutsu): annelid (i.e. worm)
節足動物(せっそくどうぶつ) (sessoku dōbutsu): arthropod (i.e. spider)
動物愛護協会(どうぶつあいごきょうかい) (dōbutsu aigo kyōkai): Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)
動物愛護法(どうぶつあいごほう) (dōbutsu aigo hō): animal protection laws
動物園(どうぶつえん) (dōbutsuen): zoo
動物界(どうぶつかい) (dōbutsukai): the animal kingdom
動物学(どうぶつがく) (dōbutsugaku): zoology
動物実験(どうぶつじっけん) (dōbutsu jikken): animal testing, animal experimenting
動物崇拝(どうぶつすうはい) (dōbutsu sūhai): zoolatry
動物心理学(どうぶつしんりがく) (dōbutsu shinri gaku): animal psychology
動物的(どうぶつてき) (dōbutsuteki): beastial
動物病院(どうぶつびょういん) (dōbutsu byōin): veterinary hospital
軟体動物(なんたいどうぶつ) (nantai dōbutsu): mollusc, mollusk
変温動物(へんおんどうぶつ) (hen'on dōbutsu): cold-blooded animal
脊椎動物(せきついどうぶつ) (sekitsui dōbutsu): vertebrate
無脊椎動物(むせきついどうぶつ) (musekitsui dōbutsu): invertebrate
有蹄動物(ゆうていどうぶつ) (yūtei dōbutsu): ungulate (hoofed animal)
草食動物(そうしょくどうぶつ) (sōshoku dōbutsu): a herbivore
肉食動物(にくしょくどうぶつ) (nikushoku dōbutsu): a carnivore

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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
動	物

Noun

動物 • (dongmul) (hangeul 동물)

hanja form^? of 동물 (“animal”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
動	物

Noun

動物

chữ Hán form of động vật (“animal”).

[DJR-1] Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

[NHK-2] NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

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