足輕
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Chinese
| foot; to be sufficient | light; easy; gentle light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (足輕) | 足 | 輕 | |
| simp. (足轻) | 足 | 轻 | |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 足軽 (ashigaru).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zúcing
- Wade–Giles: tsu2-chʻing1
- Yale: dzú-chīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzwuching
- Palladius: цзуцин (czucin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
足輕
- (historical) ashigaru (type of foot soldier in feudal Japan)