精巧

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Chinese

fine; refined exquisite; elaborate
trad. (精巧)
simp. #(精巧)

Pronunciation


Adjective

精巧

  1. exquisite; elaborate; fine

Synonyms

Antonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 5
こう
Grade: S
kan'on

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 精巧 (t͡siᴇŋ kʰˠauX).

Pronunciation

Adjective

(せい)(こう) (seikōせいかう (seikau)?-na (adnominal (せい)(こう) (seikō na), adverbial (せい)(こう) (seikō ni))

  1. elaborate, delicate, exquisite

Inflection

Noun

(せい)(こう) (seikōせいかう (seikau)?

  1. elaborateness, delicateness, exquisiteness

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Root

精巧 (jeonggyo) (hangeul 정교)

  1. hanja form? of 정교

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Adjective

精巧

  1. chữ Hán form of tinh xảo (exquisite; sophisticated; intricate; fine).

Adverb

精巧

  1. chữ Hán form of tinh xảo (exquisitely; intricately; finely).