所謂

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See also: 所谓

Chinese

actually; place; (nominalization prefix) speak of
trad. (所謂)
simp. (所谓)

Pronunciation


Adjective

所謂

  1. (attributive) so-called; that which is called
    通常所謂歷史再生為本造型 [MSC, trad.]
    通常所谓历史再生为本造型 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhè tōngcháng shì suǒwèi de “lìshǐ” huò “zàishēngwèiběn” de zàoxíng.
    This is typically called "history" or "regenerative based" modelling.
  2. (attributive, literary) what is known as

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
いわゆる
Grade: 3 Jinmeiyō
jukujikun
Alternative spellings
言わゆる
謂わゆる

Etymology

/ipa yu ru//ifayuru//iwayuru/

Originally a compound of Old Japanese 言は (ipa), the 未然形 (mizenkei, imperfective form) of the verb 言ふ (ipu), modern 言う (iu, to say) iwa + (-yu, passive suffix) + (-ru, attributive suffix).[1]

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), borrowed from Chinese 所謂所谓 (suǒwèi).

Pronunciation

Adnominal

所謂(いわゆる) (iwayuruいはゆる (ifayuru)?

  1. that which is said; so-called
    彼女(かのじょ)所謂天才(いわゆるてんさい)
    kanojo wa iwayuru tensai da
    She is a so-called genius.

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

所謂 (sowi) (hangeul 소위)

  1. hanja form? of 소위 (so-called (attributive))