象牙塔

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Chinese

elephant tusk; ivory pagoda; tower
trad. (象牙塔) 象牙
simp. #(象牙塔) 象牙

Etymology

Calque of English ivory tower, or another Western language.

Pronunciation


Note: cion6 ghê5 tah4 - Shantou.

Noun

象牙塔

  1. (idiomatic) ivory tower

Synonyms

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

象牙塔 (sang'atap) (hangeul 상아탑)

  1. hanja form? of 상아탑 ((idiomatic) university)