犬儒
Chinese edit
dog | scholar; Confucian | ||
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trad. (犬儒) | 犬 | 儒 | |
simp. #(犬儒) | 犬 | 儒 |
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Japanese coinage?”) Likely a partial calque from Ancient Greek; see the English entry for cynic for details.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
犬儒
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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犬 | 儒 |
けん Grade: 1 |
じゅ Grade: S |
on’yomi |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- (now uncommon) Cynic (member of an Ancient Greek sect)
- 1922, 寒沢振作, おのがかゞみ : 一名・世界蒙求, page 202:
- (rare) cynic
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- 今は最早犬儒の必要のない時代である。
- Ima wa moyaha kenju no hitsuyō no nai jidai de aru.
- This is an age that has no more need for cynics.
- 今は最早犬儒の必要のない時代である。
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Derived terms edit
- 犬儒学派 (kenjugakuha, “Cynic”)
- 犬儒派 (kenjuha, “Cynic”)
- 犬儒主義 (kenju shugi, “cynicism”)
- 犬儒主義者 (kenju shugisha, “cynicist”)
- 犬儒的 (kenjuteki, “cynical”)
References edit
Korean edit
Hanja in this term | |
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犬 | 儒 |
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Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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犬 | 儒 |
Noun edit
犬儒
- chữ Hán form of khuyển nho (“cynic”).