Chinese

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to break; to split; broken
to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out
 
frame; rule
simp. and trad.
(破格)

Pronunciation 1

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Verb

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破格

  1. to break the rule (to employ or admit someone)
    破格錄取破格录取  ―  pògé lùqǔ  ―  to grant special admission (to an institution)

Adjective

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破格

  1. (Xiamen Hokkien) outstanding

Pronunciation 2

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Adjective

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破格

  1. (Mainland China Hokkien) having uncultured mannerisms and language (usually referring to a woman in Quanzhou and Xiamen)
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) bearing bad luck due to bad astrological signs

Japanese

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Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
かく
Grade: 5
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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()(かく) (hakaku-na (adnominal ()(かく) (hakaku na), adverbial ()(かく) (hakaku ni))

  1. exceptional, special, above average
  2. ungrammatical, poor (in terms of writing)

Inflection

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Noun

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()(かく) (hakaku

  1. exceptionalness
    破格(はかく)待遇(たいぐう)(よろこ)んだ。
    Hakaku no taigū ni yorokonda.
    They were pleased with the exceptional hospitality.
  2. solecism

References

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  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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.