飛車

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See also: 飞车

Chinese

to fly
vehicle on land; car; machine
vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
 
trad. (飛車)
simp. (飞车)
anagram 車飛车飞

Pronunciation


Noun

飛車

  1. (archaic) flying chariot
  2. speeding vehicle

Verb

飛⫽車 (verb-object)

  1. to drive at a fast speed
    飛車飞车  ―  fēichē dǎng  ―  street racers; people participating in illegal street races

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Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (飛車):
  • Japanese: ()(しゃ) (hisha)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
しゃ
Grade: 1
on'yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese-derived elements (hi, flight, flying) +‎ (sha, vehicle). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation 1

Noun

()(しゃ) (hisha

  1. (shogi) a flying chariot (piece with movement corresponding to the rook in Western chess)
    Synonym: (hi)
    Hypernym: 大駒 (ōgoma)
Derived terms
See also
Shogi pieces (将棋)
Unpromoted
(生駒)
name 王将
玉将
金将 銀将 桂馬 香車 飛車 角行 歩兵
abbr.
Promoted
(成駒)
name - - 成銀 成桂 成香 竜王 竜馬 と金, 成歩
abbr. - - * * * ,
*These 3 abbreviations are only used as a typographical convention. They are pronounced the same as their full names.

Pronunciation 2

Noun

()(しゃ) (hisha

  1. (archaic) a flying chariot (fantastical vehicle)

References

  1. ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN