現象

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Chinese

appear; present; now
appear; present; now; existing; current
 
shape; form; appearance
shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (maths)
 
trad. (現象)
simp. (现象)
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Pronunciation


Noun

現象

  1. phenomenon; appearance
    普遍現象普遍现象  ―  pǔbiàn xiànxiàng  ―  common phenomenon
    高校人才流動已經成為越來越常見現象 [MSC, trad.]
    高校人才流动已经成为越来越常见现象 [MSC, simp.]
    Gāoxiào réncái liúdòng yǐjīng chéngwéi yuèláiyuè chángjiàn de xiànxiàng.
    Talent mobility in universities has become an increasingly common phenomenon.

Synonyms

  • (literary) 景象 (jǐngxiàng)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
げん
Grade: 5
しょう
Grade: 5
goon kan'on
 現象 on Japanese Wikipedia

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 現象 (MC henH zjangX).

Pronunciation

Noun

(げん)(しょう) (genshōげんしやう (gensyau)?

  1. a phenomenon

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Korean: 현상(現象) (hyeonsang)

References

  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. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

現象 (hyeonsang or McCune-Reischauer: hyŏnsang or Yale: hyēnsang) (hangeul 현상)

  1. hanja form? of 현상 (phenomenon)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

現象

  1. chữ Hán form of hiện tượng (phenomenon).