古碑

Chinese

		ancient; old	a monument; an upright stone tablet; stele
simp. and trad. (古碑)		古	碑

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): gǔbēi

(Zhuyin): ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄟ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: gǔbēi
  - Zhuyin: ㄍㄨˇ ㄅㄟ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: gǔbei
  - Wade–Giles: ku³-pei¹
  - Yale: gǔ-bēi
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: guubei
  - Palladius: губэй (gubɛj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ peɪ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

古碑

old stela
抄寫古碑／抄写古碑 ― chāoxiě gǔbēi ― to transcribe old stelae

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (古碑):

→ Japanese: 古碑(こひ) (kohi)
→ Korean: 고비(古碑) (gobi)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
古	碑
こ Grade: 2	ひ Grade: S
kan'on

Alternative spelling
(kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 古碑 (MC kuX pje, literally “old + stela”).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) こひ [kóꜜhì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [ko̞çi]

Noun

古(こ)碑(ひ) • (kohi)

an old stone stela or monument (specifically one with carved text)

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN