摩羯

Chinese

		phonetic
trad. (摩羯)		摩	羯
simp. #(摩羯)		摩	羯

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit मकर (makara).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): mójié

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): mo¹ kit³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): mô͘-kiat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: mójié
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄛˊ ㄐㄧㄝˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: mójié
    • Wade–Giles: mo²-chieh²
    • Yale: mwó-jyé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mojye
    • Palladius: моцзе (mocze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: mo¹ kit³
    • Yale: mō kit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: mo¹ kit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: mo¹ kid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɔː⁵⁵ kʰiːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: mô͘-kiat
    • Tâi-lô: môo-kiat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mo'kiad
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /mɔ̃²³⁻³³ kiɛt̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /mɔ̃²⁴⁻¹¹ kiɛt̚³²/

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• Middle Chinese: ma|maH kjot

Rime
Character	摩	摩	羯
Reading #	1/2	2/2	1/1
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	明 (4)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	戈 (95)	戈 (95)	月 (67)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Closed	Open
Division (等)	I	I	III
Fanqie	莫婆切	摸卧切	居謁切
Baxter	ma	maH	kjot
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/muɑ/	/muɑH/	/kɨɐt̚/
Pan Wuyun	/muɑ/	/muɑH/	/kiɐt̚/
Shao Rongfen	/muɑ/	/muɑH/	/kiɐt̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/mwa/	/mwaH/	/kɨat̚/
Li Rong	/muɑ/	/muɑH/	/kiɐt̚/
Wang Li	/muɑ/	/muɑH/	/kĭɐt̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/muɑ/	/muɑH/	/kɨ̯ɐt̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	mó	mò	jie
Expected Cantonese Reflex	mo4	mo6	git3

Proper noun

摩羯

1. (Buddhism) makara
2. Capricorn

   摩羯座  ―  Mójiézuò  ―  Capricorn (constellation)

Noun

摩羯

1. (historical) northern people in classical times, a branch of the Huns or Xiongnu