飛沫

See also: 飞沫

Chinese

		to fly	foam; suds
trad. (飛沫)		飛	沫
simp. (飞沫)		飞	沫

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): fēimò

  (Zhuyin): ㄈㄟ ㄇㄛˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): fei¹ mut⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fēimò
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄟ ㄇㄛˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: feimò
    • Wade–Giles: fei¹-mo⁴
    • Yale: fēi-mwò
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feimoh
    • Palladius: фэймо (fɛjmo)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /feɪ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔ⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: fēimòr
    • Zhuyin: ㄈㄟ ㄇㄛˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: feimòr
    • Wade–Giles: fei¹-mo⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: fēi-mòr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: feimoll
    • Palladius: фэймор (fɛjmor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /feɪ̯⁵⁵ mu̯ɔɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: fei¹ mut⁶
    • Yale: fēi muht
    • Cantonese Pinyin: fei¹ mut⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: féi¹ mud⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /fei̯⁵⁵ muːt̚²/

Noun

飛沫

1. spray; splash
2. respiratory droplet; flying particles of saliva

   飛沫傳染／飞沫传染  ―  fēimò chuánrǎn  ―  droplet infection

   飛沫傳播／飞沫传播  ―  fēimò chuánbō  ―  droplet transmission

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
飛	沫
Grade: 4	Jinmeiyō
irregular

The 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “stem or continuative form”) of verb 繁吹く (shibuku, “to splash, to spray”).

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), borrowed from Chinese 飛沫 / 飞沫 (fēimò).

Alternative forms

• 繁吹, 繁吹き

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) しぶき [shìbúkíꜜ] (Odaka – [3])
• (Tokyo) しぶき [shíꜜbùkì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɕibɯ̟kʲi]

Noun

飛沫(しぶき) • (shibuki) 

1. a splash, spray

   Synonym: 余沫 (yomatsu)

2. a rainshower, often windy

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 血(ち)飛沫(しぶき) (chi-shibuki)
• 波(なみ)飛沫(しぶき) (nami shibuki, “seaspray”)
• 水(みず)飛沫(しぶき) (mizu-shibuki, “splash of water”)
• 横(よこ)飛沫(しぶき) (yoko-shibuki)

Proper noun

飛沫(しぶき) • (Shibuki) 

1. a female given name

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
飛	沫
ひ Grade: 4	まつ Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 飛沫 (MC pj+j mat).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ひまつ [hìmátsú] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [çima̠t͡sɨ]

Noun

飛(ひ)沫(まつ) • (himatsu) 

1. a splash, spray

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 飛(ひ)沫(まつ)核(かく)感染(かんせん) (himatsu-kaku kansen)
• 飛(ひ)沫(まつ)感染(かんせん) (himatsu kansen), 飛沫(ひまつ)伝染(でんせん) (himatsu densen, “droplet infection”)
• 飛(ひ)沫(まつ)帯(たい) (himatsu-tai)