刀工
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Chinese[edit]
knife | work; worker; skill work; worker; skill; profession; trade; craft; labour | ||
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simp. and trad. (刀工) |
刀 | 工 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄠ ㄍㄨㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: daogong
- Wade–Giles: tao1-kung1
- Yale: dāu-gūng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daugong
- Palladius: даогун (daogun)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: dou1 gung1
- Yale: dōu gūng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dou1 gung1
- Guangdong Romanization: dou1 gung1
- Sinological IPA (key): /tou̯⁵⁵ kʊŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun[edit]
刀工
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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刀 | 工 |
とう Grade: 2 |
こう Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology[edit]
Unclear. May be from Middle Chinese compound 刀工 (taw kuwng, literally “knife work”). Alternatively, may be a Japanese coinage based on Middle Chinese components.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- a swordsmith, someone who makes swords
Synonyms[edit]
- 刀鍛冶 (katana kaji)
- 刀匠 (tōshō)
References[edit]
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- Japanese terms spelled with 工 read as こう
- Japanese terms read with on'yomi
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