傀儡

Chinese

phonetic
simp. and trad.
(傀儡)		 傀 儡
alt. forms
 
傀壘／傀垒
魁壘／魁垒
窟壘／窟垒
窟礧
魁礧
魁櫑
窟磊
魁攂
滙磊
傀磊
嘉禮／嘉礼 Min Nan

Etymology

From 塊／块 (kuài, “chunk, lump”) + 壘／垒 (lěi, “to pile up, to accumulate”).

Semantically, “statues made of soil and timber” (Liezi) > “puppet” > “(figurative) puppet” (Qing Dynasty); also “sulks; pent-up sorrow” (Qing Dynasty).

Alternatively, Laufer connects this word with Turkish kukla (“puppet”), Ancient Greek κούκλα (koúkla, “doll, puppet”) in Oriental Theatricals.

Pronunciation 1

Noun

傀儡

  1. puppet; marionette
  2. (figuratively) puppet; someone who is manipulated by another; pawn; minion
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • 傀儡場／傀儡场
  • 傀儡子
  • 傀儡戲／傀儡戏 (kuǐlěixì)
  • 傀儡政府
  • 傀儡政權／傀儡政权
  • 傀儡棚
  • 傀儡登場／傀儡登场
  • 傀儡軍／傀儡军 (kuǐlěijūn)
  • 懸絲傀儡／悬丝傀儡
  • 提傀儡上戲場／提傀儡上戏场
  • 文樂傀儡／文乐傀儡
  • 杖頭傀儡／杖头傀儡
  • 水傀儡
  • 牽絲傀儡／牵丝傀儡
  • 盤鈴傀儡／盘铃傀儡
  • 線抽傀儡／线抽傀儡
  • 肉傀儡
  • 藥發傀儡／药发傀儡
  • 跳傀儡

Pronunciation 2

Noun

傀儡

  1. (obsolete) sulks; pent-up sorrow

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
傀 儡
Hyōgaiji Hyōgaiji
Irregular

Perhaps cognate with 裹 (kugutsu, “hand bag”). Wandering artisans would put their puppets in hand bags while traveling. Also compare Korean 꼭두 (kkokdu, “phantom”).

Pronunciation

  • (Irregular reading)
    • (Tokyo) く​ぐつ [kúꜜgùtsù] (Atamadaka – [1])
    • (Tokyo) くぐつ [kùgútsú] (Heiban – [0])
    • IPA(key): [kɯ̟ᵝɡɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

傀儡 (hiragana くぐつ, rōmaji kugutsu)

  1. a puppet
  2. a female artisan who wandered from place to place, entertaining and performing with a puppet.
  3. a prostitute.
Synonyms
  • (prostitute): See Thesaurus:娼婦

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
傀 儡
かい
Hyōgaiji		 らい
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

kwairai > kairai.

Pronunciation

Noun

傀儡 (hiragana かいらい, rōmaji kairai, historical hiragana くわいらい)

  1. A puppet
  2. A person who is used to use or controlled as pleased like a puppet by a 'puppetmaster'.

See also

References

  • Yoshinori Kobayashi, Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 1: Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (in Japanese), Kyūko Shoin (published 1978; original text from 794), →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
傀儡

Noun

傀儡 • (goeroe) (hangeul 괴뢰)

  1. Hanja form? of 괴뢰 (“puppet”).

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
傀儡

Noun

傀儡

  1. Hán tự form of quỷ lỗi, “puppet”
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