草莽
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Chinese
grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty |
Illicium anisatum; rude | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (草莽) | 草 | 莽 | |
| simp. #(草莽) | 草 | 莽 | |
| anagram | 莽草 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄠˇ ㄇㄤˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cǎomǎng
- Wade–Giles: tsʻao3-mang3
- Yale: tsǎu-mǎng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaomaang
- Palladius: цаоман (caoman)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cou2 mong5
- Yale: chóu móhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsou2 mong5
- Guangdong Romanization: cou2 mong5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰou̯³⁵ mɔːŋ¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
草莽
- (literary) thick growth of grass; underbrush; undergrowth
- (figurative, obsolete) among the common people
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 草 | 莽 |
| そう Grade: 1 |
もう Hyōgai |
/saumau/ > /soːmoː/.
Noun
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 草 | 莽 |
| そう Grade: 1 |
ぼう Hyōgai |
/saubau/ > /soːboː/.