暗器

Chinese

		dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret	device; tool; utensil
simp. and trad. (暗器)		暗	器

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): ànqì

(Zhuyin): ㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): am³ hei³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: ànqì
  - Zhuyin: ㄢˋ ㄑㄧˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: annchih
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀän⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    暗器
    暗泣
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: am³ hei³
  - Yale: am hei
  - Cantonese Pinyin: am³ hei³
  - Guangdong Romanization: em³ héi³
  - IPA ^(key): /ɐm³³ hei̯³³/

Noun

暗器

hidden or concealed weapon (e.g. darts hidden inside the sleeves)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (暗器):

→ Japanese: 暗 (あん)器 (き) (anki)
→ Vietnamese: ám khí (暗器)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
暗	器
あん Grade: 3	き Grade: 4
kan’yōon

Etymology

From Chinese 暗器

Noun

暗器 (hiragana あんき, rōmaji anki)

(martial arts, weaponry) a hidden weapon
- 2000 December 20 [May 17 1999], Maekawa, Takeshi, “宮きゅう殿でんに潜ひそむ狼おおかみ！の巻まき [The Wolf That Lurks inside the Palace!]”, in 新しん鉄てっ拳けんチンミ [New Ironfist Chinmi], volume 6 (fiction), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Kodansha, →ISBN, page 81:
  
  例 (れい)の暗 (あん)器 (き)か‥‥‼
  Rei no anki ka‥‥‼
  That hidden weapon again‥‥⁉

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