香車

香車

1. a carriage made of any fragrant wood; also such a fine vehicle

   • 油壁香車不再逢，峽雲無跡任西東。 [Ci, trad.]
     油壁香车不再逢，峡云无迹任西东。 [Ci, simp.]

     From: circa 1005~1055, Yan Shu (晏殊),《寓意》, translated by Xu Yuanchong

     Yóubìxiāngchē bùzài féng, xiá yún wú jì rèn xī dōng. [Pinyin]

     Your fragrant cab has never again come in sight.
     ​Like traceless clouds in royal dreams wafting where they please.

/kʲau ɕʲa/ → /kʲɔːɕa/ → /kʲoːɕa/

From Middle Chinese-derived elements 香 (kyō, “incense”) +‎ 車 (sha, “vehicle”).

• (Tokyo) きょーしゃ [kyòóshá] (Heiban – [0])^[1][2]
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːɕa̠]

香(きょう)車(しゃ) • (kyōsha) ^{←きやうしや (kyausya)?}

1. (shogi) an incense chariot (piece that can move any number of free spaces forward)

   Synonyms: 香 (kyō), 香子 (kyōsu), 槍 (yari, literally “lance”)

2. (by extension of being also called a “lance”) a procurer who cuts prostitutes around as a means of control or cracking down

/kau ɕʲa/ → /kɔːɕa/ → /koːɕa/

From Middle Chinese-derived elements 香 (kō, “incense”) +‎ 車 (sha, “vehicle”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

• (Tokyo) こーしゃ [kòóshá] (Heiban – [0])^[2]
• IPA^(key): [ko̞ːɕa̠]

香(こう)車(しゃ) • (kōsha) ^{←かうしや (kausya)?}

1. a vehicle made of any fragrant wood; also such a fine vehicle

(The following entry is uncreated: 花車.)