天衣無縫

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Chinese

day; sky; heaven
gown; clothes; to dress
gown; clothes; to dress; to wear
 
not have
crack; seam; to sew
crack; seam; to sew; to stitch
 
trad. (天衣無縫)
simp. (天衣无缝)
Literally: “the clothes of immortals have no seams”.

Pronunciation


Idiom

天衣無縫

  1. flawless; seamless

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (天衣無縫):
  • Japanese: 天衣無縫(てんいむほう) (ten'imuhō)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てん
Grade: 1

Grade: 4

Grade: 4
ほう
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(てん)()()(ほう) (ten'imuhō

  1. flawless, perfect
    • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典 / 新时代日汉辞典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局 / 大新书局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:
      (かの)(じょ)(てん)()()(ほう)
      kanojo wa ten'imuhō da
      She is perfect
  2. innocence, simple-mindedness

Adjective

(てん)()()(ほう) (ten'imuhō-na (adnominal (てん)()()(ほう) (ten'imuhō na), adverbial (てん)()()(ほう) (ten'imuhō ni))

  1. perfect beauty with no trace of artifice; flawless
  2. innocent, simple-minded
    Synonyms: 天真爛漫, 無邪気
    (てん)()()(ほう)(ひと)(がら)
    ten'imuhō na hitogara
    an innocent personality

Inflection

References

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