膝枕
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膝枕
Chinese
| knee | pillow | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (膝枕) | 膝 | 枕 | |
| simp. #(膝枕) | 膝 | 枕 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 膝枕 (hizamakura).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xīzhěn
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄓㄣˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sijhěn
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-chên3
- Yale: syī-jěn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shijeen
- Palladius: сичжэнь (sičžɛnʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
膝枕
- (ACG slang) a position in which one lying person pillows the head on another sitting person's thighs
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 膝 | 枕 |
| ひざ Grade: S |
まくら Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
膝 (hiza, “knee”) + 枕 (makura, “pillow”).
Pronunciation
Noun
膝枕 • (hizamakura)
References
- ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 “膝枕
”, in 日本国語大辞典 [Nihon Kokugo Daijiten] (in Japanese), 2nd edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, 2000-2002, released online 2007, →ISBN, concise edition entry available here
