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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
杼軸
- (literary, literal) two parts of an old-fashioned loom which control the warp and woof
- (literary, figurative) conception (of a piece of writing)
Synonyms
- (conception): 機杼/机杼 (jīzhù)
Japanese
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 杼軸 (MC drjoX|zyoX drjuwk).
Pronunciation
Noun
杼軸 • (jojiku) ←ぢよぢく (dyodiku)?
- (literary) conception (of a piece of writing)
1915, “第貳編 オレゴン州”, in 在米の闘士, page 76:
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