膏肓
Chinese
ointment; paste | region between heart and diaphragm | ||
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trad. (膏肓) | 膏 | 肓 | |
simp. #(膏肓) | 膏 | 肓 |
Pronunciation
Noun
膏肓
- (traditional Chinese medicine) fat region between the heart and the diaphragm (near the apex of the heart, a region which is regarded in traditional Chinese medicine as being unreachable by medicament); vital organs
- (figurative) incurable disease; terminal illness
- (literary, figurative) suffering of the masses; hardships of the populace
Derived terms
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Japanese
Etymology 1
Kanji in this term | |
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膏 | 肓 |
こう Jinmeiyō | こう Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
From Middle Chinese 膏肓 (MC kɑu hwɑŋ).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) こーこー [kòókóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ko̞ːko̞ː]
Noun
膏肓 • (kōkō) ←かうくわう (kaukwau)?
- vital organs
Etymology 2
Kanji in this term | |
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膏 | 肓 |
こう Jinmeiyō | もう Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
Misreading of the 肓 kanji as 盲 (mō, “blind”).
Pronunciation
- (Tokyo) こーもー [kòómóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
- IPA(key): [ko̞ːmo̞ː]
Noun
膏肓 • (kōmō) ←かうまう (kaumau)?
- (proscribed) Alternative form of 膏肓 (kōkō)
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN