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Chinese
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dry; clean; male dry; clean; male; strong; one of the Eight Trigrams; surname |
the earth-; female-principle
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simp. and trad.
(乾坤)
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乾
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坤
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Pronunciation
Noun
乾坤
- the ䷀ (qian) and ䷁ (kun) hexagrams from the I Ching
- heaven and earth
- the sun and the moon
- the nation
Synonyms
- (heaven and earth): 天地 (tiāndì)
Derived terms
Descendants
Japanese
Pronunciation
Noun
乾坤 • (kenkon)
- the |||||| (qian) and ¦¦¦¦¦¦ (kun) hexagrams from the I Ching
- heaven and earth
- Synonym: 天地 (tenchi)
- yin-yang
- Synonym: 陰陽 (in'yō)
Derived terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2011), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Seventh edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Noun
乾坤 • (geon'gon) (hangeul 건곤)
- hanja form? of 건곤 (“the |||||| (qian) and ¦¦¦¦¦¦ (kun) hexagrams from the I Ching”)
Vietnamese
Noun
乾坤
- chữ Hán form of càn khôn (“the |||||| (qian) and ¦¦¦¦¦¦ (kun) hexagrams from the I Ching”).