爛柯
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Chinese
rotten; decayed; well-cooked rotten; decayed; well-cooked; mushy; broken; bad; to decay; completely |
handle of axe; stem | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (爛柯) | 爛 | 柯 | |
| simp. (烂柯) | 烂 | 柯 | |
| Literally: “rotten axe handle”. | |||
Etymology
From the story of the woodcutter Wang Zhi (王質) during the Western Jin dynasty. See Ranka (legend) on Wikipedia for more.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄢˋ ㄎㄜ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lànke
- Wade–Giles: lan4-kʻo1
- Yale: làn-kē
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lannke
- Palladius: ланькэ (lanʹkɛ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /län⁵¹ kʰɤ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: lanH ka
Noun
爛柯
- (literary, figurative) fleeting passage of time; unpredictable changes of the world
Derived terms
Verb
爛柯
- (literary, figurative) to play chess