愚公

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Chinese

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stupid; foolish old man
trad. (愚公)
simp. #(愚公)
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愚公

  1. a character portrayed in the text Liezi: an old man who was determined to move a mountain, see 愚公移山 (yúgōngyíshān)

Noun

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愚公

  1. (figurative) resolute person who does not submit to difficulties
  2. (figurative) recluse; hermit

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: S
こう
Grade: 2
kan'on

Etymology

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The name of a character in the fifth volume, 湯問 or "The Questions of Tang", of the Chinese Daoist text 列子 (Liezi). The name literally means "stupid old man". In the story, two large mountains stand before the character's house, impeding access, so the character and his family begin moving the mountains. A different character portrayed as a clever wag derides the family for their foolishness in moving the mountains instead of their house, but the emperor hears about them and is so impressed with their ambition and dedication that he arranges to have the mountains moved.

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()(こう) (Gukō

  1. the character in the Chinese text Liezi.

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