玄學
Chinese
black; mysterious | learn; study; science learn; study; science; ‑ology | ||
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trad. (玄學) | 玄 | 學 | |
simp. (玄学) | 玄 | 学 |
Etymology
- “Xuanxue”
- From the Six Dynasties (222-589).
- “metaphysics”
- Translation of metaphysics coined by Yan Fu.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
玄學
- Xuanxue; Dark Learning
Noun
玄學
- metaphysics
- 形而上學,亦稱玄學。 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1937, 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《矛盾論》 (On Contradiction), 《毛澤東選集》. English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition
- Xíng'érshàngxué, yì chēng xuánxué. [Pinyin]
- In China another name for metaphysics is xuánxué.
形而上学,亦称玄学。 [MSC, simp.]
- (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
- (metaphysics): 形而上學/形而上学 (xíng'érshàngxué)
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (玄學):
- → Japanese: 玄学 (gengaku)
- → Korean: 현학(玄學) (hyeonhak)
- → Vietnamese: huyền học (玄學)