八百長

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term

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ちょう
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Etymology[edit]

Said to derive from 八百長(やおちょう) (Yaochō), the nickname of a 八百屋(やおや) (yaoya, greengrocer) named 長兵衛(ちょうべえ) (Chōbē) who was suspected of intentionally losing go games according to folk etymology.

Noun[edit]

()()(ちょう) (yaochō

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  1. (sports) match fixing; collusion to pre-determine the outcome of a game or match, usually for gambling purposes

Verb[edit]

()()(ちょう)する (yaochō surusuru (stem ()()(ちょう) (yaochō shi), past ()()(ちょう)した (yaochō shita))

  1. (sports) to fix a match; to rig an outcome

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