坩堝

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See also: 坩埚

Chinese

earthenware
trad. (坩堝) 坩 堝
simp. (坩埚) 坩 埚
alternative forms 坩鍋／坩锅
甘堝／甘埚
甘鍋／甘锅

Pronunciation

Noun

坩堝

  1. crucible (heat-resistant container in which metals are melted)
  2. (Shanghainese) vegetables cooked in a crucible

Japanese

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Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
坩 堝
かん
Hyōgai 		か
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

坩(かん)堝(か) • (kanka) ←かんくわ (kankwa)?

  1. crucible; (melting) pot
Synonyms
  • 坩堝(るつぼ) (rutsubo)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
坩 堝
るつぼ
Hyōgai Hyōgai
jukujikun
For pronunciation and definitions of 坩堝 – see the following entry.
【るつぼ】
crucible; (melting) pot
(This term, 坩堝, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
坩堝

Noun

坩堝 • (gamgwa) (hangeul 감과)

  1. hanja form? of 감과
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