東西
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See also: 东西
Chinese[edit]
east | west | ||
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trad. (東西) | 東 | 西 | |
simp. (东西) | 东 | 西 |
Etymology[edit]
- "thing; stuff"
Unknown. Many theories exist. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “needs a summary”)
Pronunciation 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
東西
Adverb[edit]
東西
Derived terms[edit]
See also[edit]
- 南北 (nánběi)
Pronunciation 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
東西
- (chiefly Mandarin, Gan, Hakka, Jin, Xiang) thing; stuff; something (Classifier: 個/个; 件; 樣/样)
- Referring to a person or animal with emotion.
Usage notes[edit]
- In Mandarin, whilst 東西/东西 can mean a thing in either a physical or abstract sense, 事情 (shìqing) only means a thing in an abstract sense.
Synonyms[edit]
- 物品 (wùpǐn)
Dialectal synonyms of 東西 (“thing; object”) [map]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → White Hmong: toobxib
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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東 | 西 |
とう Grade: 2 |
さい > ざい Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Chinese 東西 (MC tuwng sej). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?) The sai of 西 changes to zai due to
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Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
- east and west
- (by extension) all over, here and there
- Orient and Occident
- (slang) a name of a good or money, originally a Chinese slang term
Derived terms[edit]
- 古今東西 (kokon tōzai, “all times and places”)
- 東西南北 (tōzai nanboku, “east, west, south and north”)
- 東西冷戦 (Tōzai Reisen, “Cold War”)
Related terms[edit]
Interjection[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
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