毒蛇
Chinese
poison; narcotics | snake; serpent | ||
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simp. and trad. (毒蛇) | 毒 | 蛇 |
Pronunciation
Noun
毒蛇
- venomous snake, viper
Japanese
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毒蛇 (dokuja, dokuhebi): a cobra, an iconic and well-known venomous snake.
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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毒 | 蛇 |
どく Grade: 4 | じゃ Grade: S |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese compound 毒蛇 (dowk zyæ, literally “poison + snake”). Compare modern Mandarin reading dúshé, Cantonese duk6 se4.
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Goon
- (Tokyo) どくじゃ [dóꜜkùjà] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][2]
- IPA(key): [do̞kɯ̟ᵝʑa̠]
Noun
毒蛇 (hiragana どくじゃ, rōmaji dokuja)
- venomous snake
- a game piece in dai dai shogi and taikyoku shogi
Derived terms
- 毒蛇の口 (dokuja no kuchi)
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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毒 | 蛇 |
どく Grade: 4 | へび Grade: S |
jūbakoyomi |
Apparent shift from dokuja above, to use the kun'yomi of hebi for the second character.
Pronunciation
- Jūbakoyomi
- (Tokyo) どくへび [dòk
úhébí] (Heiban – [0])[1][2] - IPA(key): [do̞kɯ̟̊ᵝhe̞bʲi]
- (Tokyo) どくへび [dòk
Noun
毒蛇 (hiragana どくへび, rōmaji dokuhebi)
- venomous snake
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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毒 | 蛇 |
Noun
毒蛇 • (doksa) (hangeul 독사)
- Hanja form? of 독사 (“venomous snake”).