銅鑼

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See also: 铜锣

Chinese

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copper gong
trad. (銅鑼)
simp. (铜锣)
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Pronunciation

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Noun

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銅鑼

  1. bronze gong

Derived terms

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Proper noun

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銅鑼

  1. () Tongluo (a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan)

Further reading

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Japanese

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銅鑼 (dora): an Asian-style gong.
Kanji in this term
どう > ど
Grade: 5

Hyōgai
kan'yōon on'yomi
Alternative spellings

Etymology

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Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 銅鑼 (MC duwng la, literally “copper + gong”). Alternatively, coined in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived components.

The reading represents a likely sound shift from the expected on'yomi of dōra.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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()() (dora

  1. a gong

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Derived terms

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN