突兀

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Chinese

to dash; to move forward quickly
cut off the feet; rising to a height; towering
cut off the feet; rising to a height; towering; bald
 
trad. (突兀) 突 兀
simp. #(突兀) 突 兀

Pronunciation

Adjective

突兀

  1. lofty; towering
    這裡的山路很陡峭，到處都是突兀的岩石。 [MSC, trad.]
    这里的山路很陡峭，到处都是突兀的岩石。 [MSC, simp.]
    Zhèlǐ de shānlù hěn dǒuqiào, dàochù dōu shì tūwù de yánshí.
    The mountain road here is very steep. There are towering rocks all around.
  2. sudden; unexpected; out of the blue; abrupt
    我想問你一個問題，不曉得會不會很突兀。 [MSC, trad.]
    我想问你一个问题，不晓得会不会很突兀。 [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ xiǎng wèn nǐ yī ge wèntí, bù xiǎodé huì bù huì hěn tūwù.
    I'd like to ask you something. I don't know if it might be too out of the blue.

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (突兀):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
突 兀
とつ > とっ
Grade: S 		こつ
Hyōgai
on'yomi
Alternative spelling
突兀 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

Adjective

突(とっ)兀(こつ) • (tokkotsu) †-tari (adnominal 突(とっ)兀(こつ)とした (tokkotsu to shita) or 突(とっ)兀(こつ)たる (tokkotsu taru), adverbial 突(とっ)兀(こつ)と (tokkotsu to) or 突(とっ)兀(こつ)として (tokkotsu to shite))

  1. lofty; towering; sharply sticking out

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
突兀

Adverb

突兀

  1. chữ Hán form of đột ngột (“suddenly”).
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