御三家
Chinese
defend; imperial; to drive | three | home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools | ||
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trad. (御三家) | 御 | 三 | 家 | |
simp. #(御三家) | 御 | 三 | 家 |
Etymology
Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 御三家 (gosanke).
Pronunciation
Noun
御三家
- the most noble three branches of the Tokugawa clan
- 求愛敢死隊我屬御三家 [Cantonese, trad.]
- From: 1985, 許冠傑 (lyrics), 《日本娃娃》, in 《最緊要好玩》, performed by 許冠傑
- kau4 oi3 gam2 sei2 deoi6-2 ngo5 suk6 jyu6 saam1 gaa1 [Jyutping]
- if it's willing to dying for love, I'm one of the Gosanke
求爱敢死队我属御三家 [Cantonese, simp.]
Japanese
Kanji in this term | ||
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御 | 三 | 家 |
ご Grade: S | さん Grade: 1 | け Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi
- (Tokyo) ごさんけ [gòsáꜜǹkè] (Nakadaka – [2])[1]
- IPA(key): [ɡo̞sã̠ŋke̞]
Noun
御三家 • (gosanke)
- the most noble three branches of the Tokugawa clan (徳川氏 (Tokugawa-shi)): 尾張 (Owari), 紀伊 (Kī), and 水戸 (Mito)
- (figuratively) the "big three"
Related terms
- 四天王 (“a famous quartet”)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN