藤壺
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Chinese
| rattan; cane | pot; (a measure word) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (藤壺) | 藤 | 壺 | |
| simp. (藤壶) | 藤 | 壶 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄥˊ ㄏㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: ténghú
- Wade–Giles: tʻêng2-hu2
- Yale: téng-hú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ternghwu
- Palladius: тэнху (tɛnxu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰɤŋ³⁵ xu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
藤壺
- barnacle (crustacean)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 藤 | 壺 |
| ふじ Grade: S |
つぼ Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi | |
Proper noun
藤壺 • (Fujitsubo) ←ふぢつぼ (Fuditubo)?
- Synonym of 飛香舎 (Higyō-sha, “one of the consort residences of the Inner Palace in the Heian era”)
- (fiction) Lady Fujitsubo, a fictional character in The Tale of Genji
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 藤 | 壺 |
| ふじ Grade: S |
つぼ Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi | |
Calque of Chinese 藤壺 / 藤壶 (ténghú).
| For pronunciation and definitions of 藤壺 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 藤壺, is an alternative spelling (rare) of the above term.) |