瓦全

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Chinese

tile
all; whole; entire
all; whole; entire; every; complete
 
trad. (瓦全)
simp. #(瓦全)

Pronunciation


Verb

瓦全

  1. (figurative) to live in dishonor

Antonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: S
ぜん
Grade: 3
on'yomi

Etymology

From the Chinese idiom 寧可玉碎,不能瓦全. Literally "a tile kept in whole".

Pronunciation

Noun

()(ぜん) (gazen

  1. meaningless existence
    Antonym: 玉砕

References

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