Chinese

Noun

傀儡

1. (kuǐlěi)
   1. puppet
   2. (figuratively) puppet, someone who is manipulated by another
2. (guīlěi)
   1. sulks, pent-up sorrow

Synonyms

• (puppet): 木偶 (mù'ǒu)

Derived terms

See also

• 傀儡 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh
• Puppet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Japanese

Etymology 1

Perhaps cognate with 裹 ‎(kugutsu, “hand bag”). Wandering artisans would put their puppets in hand bags while traveling.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

傀儡 ‎(hiragana くぐつ, romaji kugutsu)

1. a puppet
   • 794, Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (page 39-40)

     機関 木人 久々都

2. a female artisan who wandered from place to place, entertaining and performing with a puppet.
3. a prostitute.

Etymology 2

kwairai > kairai.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) かいらい [kàíráí] (Heiban - [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠iɾ̠a̠i]

Noun

傀儡 ‎(hiragana かいらい, romaji 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

• 傀儡 on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ja
• Puppet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

References

• Yoshinori Kobayashi, Kojisho Ongi Shūsei 1: Shin'yaku Kegonkyō Ongi Shiki (in Japanese), Kyūko Shoin (published 1978; original text from 794), ISBN 4-7629-3088-1.

Korean

Noun

傀儡 • ‎(goeroe) ‎(hangeul 괴뢰)

1. Hanja form^? of 괴뢰, “puppet”.

Vietnamese

Noun

傀儡

1. Hán tự form of quỷ lỗi, “puppet”