鯨鯢
See also: 鲸鲵
Chinese
whale | Cryptobranchus japonicus; salamander | ||
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trad. (鯨鯢) | 鯨 | 鯢 | |
simp. (鲸鲵) | 鲸 | 鲵 |
Etymology
Pronunciation
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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鯨 | 鯢 |
げい Grade: S |
げい Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
Etymology
From Middle Chinese.
Pronunciation
Idioms
- 鯨鯢の顎にかく (geigei no agito ni kaku): “to be caught by the jaws of a whale” → to meet with a major misfortune or dangerous situation, particularly at sea
References
- 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- 1988, 国語大辞典(新装版) (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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