白雪
Chinese edit
white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous |
snow | ||
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trad. (白雪) | 白 | 雪 | |
simp. #(白雪) | 白 | 雪 | |
anagram | 雪白 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
白雪
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Etymology 1 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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白 | 雪 |
しら Grade: 1 |
ゆき Grade: 2 |
kun’yomi |
Compound of 白 (shira, “white”) + 雪 (yuki, “snow”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (literal) white snow
- 905, Kokin Wakashū (book 6, poem 332; also Hyakunin Isshu, poem 31)
Derived terms edit
Proper noun edit
- Snow White
- a female given name
- a surname
Usage notes edit
The character name is generally always followed by a suffix, such as さん (san) or 姫 (hime, “princess”).
Etymology 2 edit
Kanji in this term | |
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白 | 雪 |
はく Grade: 1 |
せつ Grade: 2 |
kan’on |
From Middle Chinese 白雪 (MC baek sjwet, literally “white + snow”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Derived terms edit
- 白雪糕 (hakusetsu-kō), 白雪糕 (hakusekkō)
- 陽春白雪 (Yōshun Hakusetsu)
References edit
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Princess Shikishi, Hiroaki Sato (1993) String of Beads: Complete Poems of Princess Shikishi[1], illustrated edition, University of Hawaii Press, →ISBN
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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白 | 雪 |
Noun edit
白雪 • (baekseol or McCune-Reischauer: paeksŏl or Yale: paykqsel) (hangeul 백설)
Proper noun edit
白雪 • (Baekseol or McCune-Reischauer: Paeksŏl or Yale: Paykqsel) (hangeul 백설)
- Hanja form? of 백설 (“Snow White”).
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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白 | 雪 |
Proper noun edit
白雪
- chữ Hán form of Bạch Tuyết (“Snow White”).