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Chinese
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couple; pair; to be opposite couple; pair; to be opposite; to oppose; to face; for; to; correct (answer); to answer; to reply; to direct (towards something); right
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horse; surname
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trad. (對馬)
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對
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馬
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simp. (对马)
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对
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马
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Wikipedia has articles on:
- 對馬島 (Written Standard Chinese?)
- 對馬市 (Written Standard Chinese?)
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 対馬 (Tsushima).
Pulleyblank (1962: part II, p218) proposes that the character 對/对 once ended in -s during the Old Chinese period, and that this is responsible for the usage of 對/对 in the placename.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
對馬
- (~島) Tsushima Island (an island of Tsushima, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan)
- (~市) Tsushima (a city in Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan)
- An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 対馬, Tsushima
Synonyms
- 鳳馬 / 凤马 (Fèngmǎ) (historical)
Japanese
For pronunciation and definitions of 對馬 – see the following entry.
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(This term, 對馬, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)
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