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Chinese
Pronunciation
Noun
蛇皮
- snakeskin
Synonyms
Japanese
Etymology
From Middle Chinese-derived elements 蛇 (ja, “snake”) + 皮 (bi, “skin”).
The bi can also be read with the 漢音 (kan'on, literally “Han-sound”) reading of hi.[1][2][3]
Pronunciation
Noun
蛇皮 or 蛇皮 • (jabi or jahi)
- snakeskin
- (dermatology) peeling skin syndrome, as if moulted like snakeskin
- Short for 蛇皮線 (jabisen): a 三線 (sanshin, “Okinawan fretless lute”) usually made from snakeskin
Derived terms
References
- ^ Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN