勃起

Chinese

		flourishing; prosperous; suddenly flourishing; prosperous; suddenly; abruptly	to rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (勃起)		勃	起
simp. ^#(勃起)		勃	起
alternative forms		boki ACG; euphemistic

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bóqǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄛˊ ㄑㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): but⁶ hei²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): pu̍t-khí

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bóqǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄛˊ ㄑㄧˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: bócǐ
  - Wade–Giles: po²-chʻi³
  - Yale: bwó-chǐ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: borchii
  - Palladius: боци (boci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /pu̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: but⁶ hei²
  - Yale: buht héi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: but⁹ hei²
  - Guangdong Romanization: bud⁶ héi²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /puːt̚² hei̯³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: pu̍t-khí
  - Tâi-lô: pu̍t-khí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: pudqie
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /put̚⁴⁻³² kʰi⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /put̚⁴⁻³² kʰi⁵³/

Verb

勃起

(physiology) to have an erection; to be erect
(now uncommon) to rise vigorously; to spring up

Synonyms

(to have an erection):

Dialectal synonyms of 勃起 (“to have an erection”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		勃起
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	勃起
	Malaysia	硬
	Singapore	硬
Southwestern Mandarin	Chengdu	雄起
Cantonese	Hong Kong	扯旗, 扯, 硬, 起機, 偷柴
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	起磅
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	硬起來
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	硬
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	𫞻起來
Jin	Xinzhou	起陽兒
Southern Min	Zhangzhou	起雞
	Zhao'an	翹
	Kaohsiung	起磅
	Haifeng	拍飛機
Puxian Min	Putian	興陽
Puxian Min	Xianyou	舉支

(to rise vigorously): 興起／兴起 (xīngqǐ)

Derived terms

勃起功能障礙 / 勃起功能障碍 (bóqǐ gōngnéng zhàng'ài)
勃起障礙 / 勃起障碍 (bóqǐ zhàng'ài)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
勃	起
ぼつ > ぼっ Grade: S	き Grade: 3
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ぼっき [bòkkí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]^[2]
IPA^(key): [bo̞k̚ʲkʲi]

Noun

勃(ぼっ)起(き) • (bokki)

erection of the penis
勃起(ぼっき)が収(おさ)まらない
bokki ga osamaranai
erection won't subside

Verb

勃(ぼっ)起(き)する • (bokki suru) suru (stem 勃(ぼっ)起(き)し (bokki shi), past 勃(ぼっ)起(き)した (bokki shita))

have an erection

Conjugation

Conjugation of "勃起する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	勃起し	ぼっきし	bokki shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	勃起し	ぼっきし	bokki shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	勃起する	ぼっきする	bokki suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	勃起する	ぼっきする	bokki suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	勃起すれ	ぼっきすれ	bokki sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	勃起せよ¹ 勃起しろ²	ぼっきせよ¹ ぼっきしろ²	bokki seyo¹ bokki shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	勃起される	ぼっきされる	bokki sareru
Causative	勃起させる勃起さす	ぼっきさせるぼっきさす	bokki saseru bokki sasu
Potential	勃起できる	ぼっきできる	bokki dekiru
Volitional	勃起しよう	ぼっきしよう	bokki shiyō
Negative	勃起しない	ぼっきしない	bokki shinai
Negative continuative	勃起せず	ぼっきせず	bokki sezu
Formal	勃起します	ぼっきします	bokki shimasu
Perfective	勃起した	ぼっきした	bokki shita
Conjunctive	勃起して	ぼっきして	bokki shite
Hypothetical conditional	勃起すれば	ぼっきすれば	bokki sureba

¹ Written imperative
² Spoken imperative

Synonyms

勃(た)つ (tatsu)

Descendants

→ Chinese: boki

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

“勃起”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2026

Korean

Hanja in this term
勃	起

Noun

勃起 • (balgi) (hangeul 발기)

hanja form^? of 발기 (“erection of the penis”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
勃	起

Verb

勃起

chữ Hán form of bột khởi (“to rise up vigorously; to flare up forcefully; to spring up energetically”)