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Chinese
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thorn; sting; prick thorn; sting; prick; pierce; stab; thrust; assassinate; murder |
green (blue, black); Qinghai province (abbrev.)
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| trad. (刺青)
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刺
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青
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| simp. #(刺青)
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刺
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青
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Pronunciation
Verb
刺青
- to tattoo
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of
紋身 (“to tattoo”)
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Location
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Words
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| Formal (Written Standard Chinese)
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文身, 紋身, 刺青
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| Northeastern Mandarin
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Taiwan
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紋身, 刺青
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| Singapore
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紋身
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| Cantonese
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Hong Kong
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紋身
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| Gan
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Lichuan
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紋身
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| Southern Min
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Xiamen
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刺龍, 刺鳳, 刺字, 紋身
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| Quanzhou
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刺字, 紋身
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| Zhangzhou
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紋身
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| Tainan
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刺字 GT, 刺龍 GT, 刺鳳 GT, 紋身 GT
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| Singapore (Hokkien)
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畫尪公
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| Note
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GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified)
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Japanese
Etymology 1
| Alternative spelling
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| 刺靑 (kyūjitai)
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The kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 刺青 (cìqīng).
| For pronunciation and definitions of 刺青 – see the following entry.
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| 【いれずみ】
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- a tattoo (an image made in the skin with ink and a needle)
- a punishment in which a criminals were given a tattoo as a mark of their criminal record
- to tattoo
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| (This term, 刺青, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)
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Etymology 2
| Alternative spelling
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| 刺靑 (kyūjitai)
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Pronunciation
Noun
刺青 • (shisei)
- tattoo