Chinese edit

tunnel way
trad. (隧道)
simp. #(隧道)
 
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Noun edit

隧道

  1. tunnel (underground or underwater passage)
    隧道車燈隧道车灯  ―  Suìdào kāi chēdēng.  ―  Turn on headlights before entering tunnel.

Synonyms edit

Japanese edit

 
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長尾隧道 (Nagao Zuidō): Nagao Tunnel.

Etymology 1 edit

Kanji in this term
ずい
Hyōgaiji
どう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(ずい)(どう) (zuidō

  1. (dated) tunnel
    Synonym: トンネル (tonneru)
Usage notes edit
  • トンネル (tonneru) has become the customary term, even for tunnels physically named 隧道 (zuidō) in inscriptions (as in the image on the right): 長尾トンネル (Nagao Tonneru), etc.

Etymology 2 edit

Kanji in this term
すい
Hyōgaiji
どう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(すい)(どう) (suidō

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of 隧道 (zuidō, tunnel)

Etymology 3 edit

Kanji in this term
つい
Hyōgaiji
どう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

(つい)(どう) (tsuidō

  1. (obsolete) Alternative form of 隧道 (zuidō, tunnel)

References edit

  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

Korean edit

Hanja in this term

Noun edit

隧道 (sudo) (hangeul 수도)

  1. Hanja form? of 수도 (tunnel).

Vietnamese edit

chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Noun edit

隧道

  1. chữ Hán form of tuỵ đạo (tunnel).