黎元
Chinese edit
surname; black; Lebanon (abbrev.) | primary; first; fundamental primary; first; fundamental; dollar; (dynasty) | ||
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trad. (黎元) | 黎 | 元 | |
simp. #(黎元) | 黎 | 元 |
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黎元
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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黎 | 元 |
れい Jinmeiyō |
げん Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
From Middle Chinese compound 黎元 (lej ngjwon, literally “black [in reference to black hair: i.e. bareheaded, i.e. not nobility] + head”). Compare modern Mandarin reading líyuán.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (uncommon) a commoner, an ordinary person (in contrast to the aristocracy or nobility)
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References edit
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN