玄學

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Chinese

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black; mysterious
learn; study; science
learn; study; science; ‑ology
 
trad. (玄學)
simp. (玄学)

Etymology

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“Xuanxue”
From the Six Dynasties (222-589).
“metaphysics”
Translation of metaphysics coined by Yan Fu.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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玄學

  1. Xuanxue; Dark Learning

Noun

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玄學

  1. metaphysics
  2. (by extension, neologism, Internet slang, humorous) misbelief that doing certain things will increase one's luck (especially one's luck in games with gacha mechanics); superstition

Synonyms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (玄學):

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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玄學 (hyeonhak) (hangeul 현학)

  1. hanja form? of 현학 (deep complex theories)