尾閭

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See also: 尾闾

Chinese

tail gate of a village; village
trad. (尾閭) 尾 閭
simp. (尾闾) 尾 闾

Etymology

The mythological hole is from Zhuangzi.

Pronunciation

Noun

尾閭

  1. lower reaches (of a river)
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) the "tail gate", coccygeal and sacral areas
  3. (Chinese mythology) a hole that is said to be located at the bottom of the ocean where all water is endlessly leaking away without ever being exhausted.

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (尾閭):
  • → Japanese: 尾閭(びりょ) (biryo)
  • → Korean: 미려(尾閭) (miryeo)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
尾 閭
び
Grade: S 		りょ
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Etymology

From Literary Chinese. From 莊子.

Pronunciation

Noun

尾(び)閭(りょ) • (biryo) 

  1. (Chinese mythology) a hole that is said to be located at the bottom of the ocean where all water is endlessly leaking away without ever being exhausted.

Derived terms

References

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