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Chinese
Pronunciation
Adjective
所謂
- (attributive) so-called; that which is called
這通常是所謂的“歷史”或“再生為本”的造型。 [MSC, trad.]
这通常是所谓的“历史”或“再生为本”的造型。 [MSC, simp.]- Zhè tōngcháng shì suǒwèi de “lìshǐ” huò “zàishēngwèiběn” de zàoxíng.
- This is typically called "history" or "regenerative based" modelling.
- (attributive, literary) what is known as
Derived terms
Japanese
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 + ゆ (-yu, passive suffix) + る (-ru, attributive suffix).[1]
The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), borrowed from Chinese 所謂/所谓 (suǒwèi).
Pronunciation
Adnominal
所謂 • (iwayuru) ←いはゆる (ifayuru)?
- that which is said; so-called
- 彼女は所謂天才だ
- kanojo wa iwayuru tensai da
- She is a so-called genius.
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References
Korean
Noun
所謂 • (sowi) (hangeul 소위)
- hanja form? of 소위 (“so-called (attributive)”)