稗官

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Chinese

millet; Panicum crus official; government; organ of body
simp. and trad.
(稗官) 		稗 官

Etymology

From the Book of Han:

小說家者流，蓋出於稗官。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
小说家者流，盖出于稗官。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
Xiǎoshuōjiā zhě liú, gài chū yú bàiguān.
The School of Small Talks, probably from among the petty officials.

Pronunciation

Noun

稗官

  1. (historical) petty official responsible for reporting the talk of the town, stories, and local customs to the emperor
  2. (figurative) novel
  3. (figurative) novelist

Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (稗官):
  • → Japanese: 稗官(はいかん) (haikan)
  • → Korean: 패관(稗官) (paegwan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
稗 官
はい
Hyōgai 		かん
Grade: 4
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

稗(はい)官(かん) • (haikan) ←はいくわん (faikwan)?

  1. (historical) petty official tasked with collecting public gossip

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
稗官

Noun

稗官 • (paegwan) (hangeul 패관)

  1. hanja form? of 패관
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