足輕

足輕

See also: 足轻 and 足軽

Chinese

		foot; to be sufficient	light; easy; gentle light; easy; gentle; soft; reckless; unimportant; frivolous; small in number; unstressed; neutral
trad. (足輕)		足	輕
simp. (足轻)		足	轻

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese 足軽.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zúqīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zúqīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zúcing
    • Wade–Giles: tsu²-chʻing¹
    • Yale: dzú-chīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzwuching
    • Palladius: цзуцин (czucin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su³⁵ t͡ɕʰiŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

足輕

1. (historical) ashigaru (type of foot soldier in feudal Japan)