東奔西走

See also: 东奔西走

Chinese

east
 
go to; towards; to hurry or rush; to run quickly; to elope
west
 
to walk; to go; to move; to leave
trad. (東奔西走) 西
simp. (东奔西走) 西

Pronunciation


Idiom

東奔西走

  1. to rush about busily; to busy oneself; to run about; to be on the move

See also


Japanese

Kanji in this term
西
とう
Grade: 2
ほん
Grade: S
せい
Grade: 2
そう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • On’yomi
    • (Tokyo) ーほんせーそー [tòóhóńséésóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [to̞ːhõ̞ɰ̃se̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

東奔西走 (hiragana とうほんせいそう, rōmaji tōhonseisō)

  1. busying oneself, running about

Verb

東奔西走する (suru conjugation, hiragana とうほんせいそうする, rōmaji tōhonseisō suru)

  1. busy oneself, run about, be on the move

Conjugation

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
西

Noun

東奔西走 (dongbunseoju) (hangeul 동분서주)

  1. Hanja form? of 동분서주 (busying oneself, running about).
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