瓦全
Chinese edit
tile | all; whole; entire all; whole; entire; every; complete | ||
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trad. (瓦全) | 瓦 | 全 | |
simp. #(瓦全) | 瓦 | 全 |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
瓦全
- (figurative) to live in dishonor
Antonyms edit
- 玉碎 (yùsuì)
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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瓦 | 全 |
が Grade: S |
ぜん Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
From the Chinese idiom 寧可玉碎,不能瓦全. Literally "a tile kept in whole".
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- meaningless existence
- Antonym: 玉砕