金蝉子

金蝉子

See also: 金蟬子

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of 金蝉子 – see 金蟬子 (“Golden Cicada, Xuanzang's identity as one of the Buddha's disciples in his previous life in the novel Journey to the West”). (This term, 金蝉子, is the simplified form of 金蟬子.)

Notes: Simplified Chinese is mainly used in Mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore. Traditional Chinese is mainly used in Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan.

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
金	蝉	子
こん Grade: 1	ぜん Hyōgaiji	し Grade: 1
on’yomi

Alternative spelling
金蟬子 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Literary Chinese 金蟬子.

Pronunciation

• On’yomi
• IPA^(key): [kõ̞nd͡zẽ̞ɰ̃ɕi]

Proper noun

金(こん)蝉(ぜん)子(し) • (Konzenshi) 

1. Golden Cicada, Xuanzang's (Genjō Sanzō 玄奘三蔵 in Japanese) identity as one of the Buddha's disciples in his previous life in the Chinese novel Journey to the West