斧鉞

See also: 斧钺

Chinese

		hatchet	battle-axe
trad. (斧鉞)		斧	鉞
simp. (斧钺)		斧	钺
alternative forms		斧戉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fǔyuè

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fǔyuè
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄨˇ ㄩㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: fǔyuè
    • Wade–Giles: fu³-yüeh⁴
    • Yale: fǔ-ywè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: fuuyueh
    • Palladius: фуюэ (fujue)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fu²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹/

Noun

斧鉞

1. battle axe

Synonyms

• 大斧子 (dàfǔzi)
• 戚揚／戚扬 (qīyáng)
• 戰斧／战斧 (zhànfǔ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
斧	鉞
ふ Jinmeiyō	えつ Hyōgai
on'yomi

Noun

斧(ふ)鉞(えつ) • (fuetsu) ^{←ふゑつ (fwetu)?}

1. axe and hatchet
2. (archaic, ancient China) a symbol of the power over life and death bestowed on vassals by the Emperor, also a symbol of command over troops
3. (by extension) a heavy sentence
4. correction, copy-editing