太陰

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See also: 太阴

Chinese

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too (much); very; extremely
too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest
 
(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine
(of weather) overcast; Yin; feminine; moon; cloudy; negative (electric.); shady
 
trad. (太陰)
simp. (太阴)

Pronunciation

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Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (6) (34)
Final () (25) (140)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I III
Fanqie
Baxter thajH 'im
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/tʰɑiH/ /ʔˠiɪm/
Pan
Wuyun
/tʰɑiH/ /ʔᵚim/
Shao
Rongfen
/tʰɑiH/ /ʔiem/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/tʰajH/ /ʔjim/
Li
Rong
/tʰɑiH/ /ʔjəm/
Wang
Li
/tʰɑiH/ /ĭĕm/
Bernard
Karlgren
/tʰɑiH/ /ʔi̯əm/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
tài yīn
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
taai3 jam1

Adjective

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太陰

  1. lunar

Noun

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太陰

  1. (literary or dialectal) the moon (largest natural satellite of planet Earth)
  2. (I Ching) greater yin ()

Synonyms

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See also

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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太陰 (taiin): the moon.
Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 2
いん
Grade: S
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 太陰 (tʰɑiᴴ ʔˠiɪm, the moon, literally great dark, great yin). Compare 太陽 (taiyō, the sun, literally great light, great yang). The kan'on reading, so either a later borrowing or a later development within Japan.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(たい)(いん) (taiin

  1. great yin,
  2. the moon
Synonyms
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Antonyms
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Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
たい
Grade: 2
おん
Grade: S
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 太陰 (tʰɑiH ʔˠiɪm). The goon reading, so likely the initial borrowing.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(たい)(おん) (Taion

  1. Clipping of 太陰神(たいおんじん) (Taionjin): goddess of the moon and one of the eight central gods in the Onmyōdō religion
Usage notes
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This reading appears to be less common than Daion below.[1][2][3]

Etymology 3

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太陰 (Daion): the Onmyōdō moon goddess.
Kanji in this term
だい
Grade: 2
おん
Grade: S
on'yomi

Sound shift from Taion above, replacing the standard goon and kan'on reading of tai for with the kan'yōon of dai.[2] Probably influenced by the dai reading of the character , which is also sometimes used to spell this name, as seen in the illustration at right.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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(だい)(おん) (Daion

  1. Clipping of 太陰神(だいおんじん) (Daionjin): goddess of the moon and one of the eight central gods in the Onmyōdō religion

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
  3. ^ Matsumura, Akira (1995) 大辞泉 [Daijisen] (in Japanese), First edition, Tokyo: Shogakukan, →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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太陰 (taeeum) (hangeul 태음)

  1. hanja form? of 태음 (the moon)

Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun

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太陰

  1. chữ Hán form of thái âm (the moon).