地雷

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Chinese

earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 
 thunder
trad. (地雷) 地 雷
simp. #(地雷) 地 雷

Pronunciation

Noun

地雷

  1. land mine
    佈設地雷／布设地雷  ―  bùshè dìléi  ―  to lay a mine
  2. (figurative) taboo

Japanese

Kanji in this term
地 雷
じ
Grade: 2 		らい
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

地(じ)雷(らい) • (jirai) 

  1. land mine
  2. (informal) something that can trigger or enrage someone; taboo
  3. (slang, sensitive) "land mine", used in metaphor for a person (especially a girl) who turns out to be troublesome and unstable as a romantic relationship progresses; and also associated with a fashion of black cutesy clothing with pink highlights often treated as an antithesis to 量産型.
    地雷(じらい)系(けい) ― jirai-kei ― mine-type
    地雷(じらい)系(けい)女子(じょし) ― jirai-kei joshi ― mine-type girl
    地雷(じらい)女(おんな)・地雷(じらい)男(おとこ) ― jirai-onna jirai-otoko ― mine-girl; mine-boy
    地雷(じらい)メイク ― jirai meiku ― mine-makeup

Coordinate terms

References

  1. ^ 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

Korean

Hanja in this term
地雷

Noun

地雷 • (jiroe) (hangeul 지뢰)

  1. hanja form? of 지뢰 (“land mine”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
地雷

Noun

地雷

  1. chữ Hán form of địa lôi (“land mine”).
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