歩兵

From an earlier borrowing of Middle Chinese 步兵 (MC buH pjaeng), utilizing the 漢音 (kan’on, literally “Han sound”) reading of both characters.

• (Tokyo) ほへー [hòhéé] (Heiban – [0])[1][2][3]
• IPA^(key): [ho̞he̞ː]

歩(ほ)兵(へい) • (hohei) 

1. an infantryman, foot soldier, footman

   Synonym: 雑兵 (zōhyō, zappyō)

2. (historical) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
3. (shogi, archaic or colloquial) Synonym of 歩 (fu) or 歩 (ho): a foot soldier (piece that can move one space forward), erroneously called in most literature as the equivalent of the “pawn” in Western chess

• 足(あし)軽(がる) (ashigaru)

/ɸu ɸʲau/ → /ɸuçau/ → /ɸuçɔː/ → /ɸuçoː/

From a much-later or orthographic borrowing from Chinese 步兵, utilizing the 慣用音 (kan’yōon, “commonly-accepted sound”) reading of 歩 and 呉音 (goon, literally “Wu sound”) reading of 兵.

• (Tokyo) ふひょー [fùhyóó] (Heiban – [0])[3]
• IPA^(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝço̞ː]

歩(ふ)兵(ひょう) • (fuhyō) ^{←ふひやう (fufyau)?}

1. (shogi) Synonym of 歩 (fu): a foot soldier (piece that can move one space forward), erroneously called in most literature as the equivalent of the “pawn” in Western chess

   Synonym: 兵 (hyō)

   Hypernym: 小駒 (kogoma)

2. Same as ほへい (hohei) above

(The following entry is uncreated: 徒歩軍.)