涅伏

涅伏

Chinese

		blacken	conceal (ambush); prostrate; submit
simp. and trad. (涅伏)		涅	伏

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of Latin nervus (“nerve”). Coined by Chinese translator Yan Fu.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): nièfú

  (Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄈㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: nièfú
    • Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄝˋ ㄈㄨˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: niehfwu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: nièfú
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /njɛ⁵¹ fu³⁵/

Noun

涅伏

1. (obsolete) nerve

Synonyms

• 神經／神经 (shénjīng)