盲
See also: 𥇋
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Translingual
Han character
盲 (Kangxi radical 109, 目+3, 8 strokes, cangjie input 卜女月山 (YVBU), four-corner 00601, composition ⿱亡目)
- blind
- unperceptive, shortsighted
References
- KangXi: page 800, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 23132
- Dae Jaweon: page 1214, character 23
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 4, page 2469, character 19
- Unihan data for U+76F2
Chinese
trad. | 盲 | |
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simp. # | 盲 | |
alternative forms | 盳 𥇋 𤷐 朚 瞢 |
Glyph origin
Historical forms of the character 盲 | |
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Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han) | Liushutong (compiled in Ming) |
Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
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Characters in the same phonetic series (亡) (Zhengzhang, 2003)
Old Chinese | |
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忙 | *maːŋ |
芒 | *maːŋ, *maŋ |
茫 | *maːŋ |
恾 | *maːŋ |
吂 | *maːŋ, *maːŋs |
汒 | *maːŋ, *maŋs |
朚 | *maːŋ, *hmaːŋ, *maŋ, *mraːŋ, *mraːŋs |
邙 | *maːŋ, *maŋ |
杗 | *maːŋ, *maŋ |
荒 | *hmaːŋ, *hmaːŋs |
肓 | *hmaːŋ |
衁 | *hmaːŋ |
巟 | *hmaːŋ |
詤 | *hmaːŋ, *hmaːŋʔ, *hmaŋʔ |
慌 | *hmaːŋ, *hmaːŋʔ |
謊 | *hmaːŋʔ |
喪 | *smaːŋs, *smaːŋ |
亡 | *maŋ |
望 | *maŋ, *maŋs |
莣 | *maŋ |
朢 | *maŋ, *maŋs |
鋩 | *maŋ |
硭 | *maŋ |
忘 | *maŋ, *maŋs |
网 | *mlaŋʔ |
罔 | *mlaŋʔ |
蛧 | *maŋʔ |
網 | *mlaŋʔ |
輞 | *maŋʔ |
棢 | *maŋʔ |
惘 | *maŋʔ |
菵 | *maŋʔ |
誷 | *maŋʔ |
魍 | *maŋʔ |
妄 | *maŋs |
盲 | *mraːŋ |
蝱 | *mraːŋ |
虻 | *mraːŋ |
氓 | *mraːŋ |
甿 | *mraːŋ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲, OC *mraːŋ) : phonetic 亡 (OC *maŋ) + semantic 目 (“eye”). Also Ideogrammic compound (會意) : semantic 亡 (“to perish”) + semantic 目 (“eye”) - go blind (by losing your eye)
Pronunciation
Definitions
盲
- blind
- (figurative) lacking understanding or common sense
- person who is blind
- person who is illiterate
- carelessly; blindly
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 瞎眼 (“(to be) blind”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Classical Chinese | 瞽, 盲 | |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 失明, 瞎眼, 瞎 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 瞎眼 |
Malaysia | 瞎, 盲 | |
Singapore | 瞎, 盲 | |
Cantonese | Guangzhou | 盲, 盲眼 |
Hong Kong | 盲, 盲眼 | |
Hakka | Meixian | 瞎, 盲 |
Wuhua (Huacheng) | 眼瞎 | |
Luhe | 目瞎 | |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 目瞨, 瞨目, 青盲, 瞎目 | |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 目瞨, 目瞎, 青盲, 瞎目 | |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 目瞨, 瞨目, 青盲, 瞎目 | |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 目瞨, 瞨目, 青盲, 瞎目 | |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 目瞨, 瞨目, 青盲, 瞎目 | |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 青盲 | |
Min Bei | Jian'ou | 瞎 |
Min Dong | Fuzhou | 青盲 |
Min Nan | Xiamen | 青盲 |
Quanzhou | 青盲 | |
Zhangzhou | 青盲 | |
Taipei | 青盲 | |
New Taipei (Sanxia) | 青盲 | |
Kaohsiung | 青盲 | |
Yilan | 青盲 | |
Changhua (Lukang) | 青盲 | |
Taichung | 青盲 | |
Tainan | 青盲 | |
Hsinchu | 青盲 | |
Kinmen | 青盲 | |
Penghu (Magong) | 青盲 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 青盲 | |
Singapore (Hokkien) | 青盲 | |
Manila (Hokkien) | 青盲 | |
Pingnan (Pingtian) | 青盲 | |
Chaozhou | 青盲 | |
Shantou | 青盲 | |
Shantou (Chenghai) | 青盲 | |
Shantou (Chaoyang) | 青盲 | |
Jieyang | 青盲 | |
Haifeng | 青盲 | |
Leizhou | 青盲 | |
Wenchang | 青盲 | |
Puxian Min | Putian | 青盲 |
Min Zhong | Yong'an | 瞎 |
See also
- 聾/聋 (lóng, “deaf”), 啞/哑 (yǎ, “mute”)
Compounds
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Japanese
Kanji
盲
(common “Jōyō” kanji)
Readings
- Go-on: みょう (myō)←みやう (myau, historical)
- Kan-on: もう (mō, Jōyō)←まう (mau, historical)
- Kun: めくら (mekura, 盲); めしい (meshii, 盲)←めしひ (mesifi, historical)
Compounds
- 文盲
- 色盲
- 盲人
- 盲牌
- 盲学校
- 盲信
- 盲点
- 盲従
- 盲啞 (盲唖)
- 盲動
- 盲愛
- 盲導犬
- 盲鰻
- 盲目
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term |
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盲 |
めくら Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 盲 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 盲, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term |
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盲 |
めしい Grade: S |
kun’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 盲 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 盲, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
Etymology 3
Kanji in this term |
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盲 |
もう Grade: S |
kan’on |
Pronunciation
- On’yomi: Kan’on
- (Tokyo) もー [móꜜò] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
- IPA(key): [mo̞ː]
Noun
盲 • (mō) ←まう (mau)?
- blindness
- blind person
Synonyms
- (blindness): 盲目 (mōmoku)
- (blind person): 盲人 (mōjin)
Antonyms
- (blindness): 晴眼 (seigan)
- (blind person): 晴眼者 (seigansha)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Korean
Etymology
From Middle Chinese 盲 (MC mˠæŋ). Recorded as Middle Korean ᄆᆡᇰ (moyng) (Yale: moyng) in Hunmong Jahoe (訓蒙字會 / 훈몽자회), 1527.
Hanja
Wikisource盲 (eumhun 소경 맹 (sogyeong maeng))
- Hanja form? of 맹 (“blind”).
Compounds
Compounds
- 맹인 (盲人, maeng'in)
- 맹장 (盲腸, maengjang)
- 맹점 (盲點, maengjeom)
- 문맹 (文盲, munmaeng)
- 색맹 (色盲, saengmaeng)
- 맹자 (盲者, maengja)
- 맹동 (盲動, maengdong)
- 맹신 (盲信, maengsin)
- 맹종 (盲從, maengjong)
References
- 국제퇴계학회 대구경북지부 (國際退溪學會 大邱慶北支部) (2007). Digital Hanja Dictionary, 전자사전/電子字典.
Vietnamese
Han character
盲: Hán Nôm readings: manh
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- Nôm: manh
References
- Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
- Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
- Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999