羈絆

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Chinese

halter; restrain to trip; stumble; hinder
trad. (羈絆)
simp. (羁绊)

Etymology

"bond, tie"
From a common mistranslation of (きずな) (kizuna, bond, tie) by Chinese fan translation teams (漢化組), in which the word is incorrectly associated with Chinese 羈絆羁绊 (jībàn, “trammels, fetters”).

Pronunciation


Noun

羈絆

  1. (formal) trammels; fetters; yoke
  2. (Internet slang, originally ACG) bond (emotional link or connection); tie

Verb

羈絆

  1. (formal) to be bound; to be tied up

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