麋鹿
Chinese edit
moose; river bank | deer | ||
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trad. (麋鹿) | 麋 | 鹿 | |
simp. #(麋鹿) | 麋 | 鹿 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
麋鹿
Synonyms edit
- (Père David's deer): 四不像 (sìbùxiàng)
Descendants edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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麋 | 鹿 |
び Hyōgaiji |
ろく Grade: 4 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
From Middle Chinese compound 麋鹿 (*myi *luk). Compare modern Chinese 麋鹿 (mílù).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- elk and deer
- (figuratively) something rusticated and rural
- (figuratively, humble) the quiet country life
References edit
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN