葛藤

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Chinese

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coarse grass linen rattan; cane
trad. (葛藤)
simp. #(葛藤)

Etymology

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figurative sense
From the tendency of the vines of kudzu and rattan to become entangled.

Pronunciation

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Note: Often mispronounced as gěténg.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (7)
Final () (63) (129)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Baxter kat dong
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kɑt̚/ /dəŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/kɑt̚/ /dəŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/kɑt̚/ /dəŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kat̚/ /dəŋ/
Li
Rong
/kɑt̚/ /dəŋ/
Wang
Li
/kɑt̚/ /dəŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kɑt̚/ /dʱəŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ge téng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
got3 tang4

Noun

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葛藤

  1. kudzu plant
  2. (figurative, literary) complicated relationships; complications

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (葛藤):
  • Japanese: 葛藤(かっとう) (kattō)
  • Korean: 갈등(葛藤) (galdeung)

Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
かつ > かっ
Grade: S
とう
Grade: S
on'yomi

From the tendency of the vines of (かずら) (kazura, creeper) or (ふじ) (fuji, wisteria) to become entangled.

Noun

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(かっ)(とう) (kattō

  1. conflict, complications
    • 2012-03-30, mothy [mothy] (lyrics and music), “針音ノ時計塔 [Handbeat Clocktower]”‎[1]:
      ()(かん)(かっ)(とう)(こころ)(きざ)みつける
      Jikan to kattō o kokoro ni kizamitsukeru
      Time and conflict, they strongly etch onto my heart

Verb

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(かっ)(とう)する (kattō surutransitive suru (stem (かっ)(とう) (kattō shi), past (かっ)(とう)した (kattō shita))

  1. to battle with
Conjugation
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Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
つづら
Grade: S
ふじ
Grade: S
kun'yomi

Noun

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(つづら)(ふじ) or 葛藤(ツヅラフジ) (tsuzurafuji

  1. Synonym of 大葛藤 (Chinese moonseed, Sinomenium acutum)
Usage notes
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As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Korean

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Hanja in this term

Noun

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葛藤 (galdeung) (hangeul 갈등)

  1. hanja form? of 갈등 (discord, conflict)