致命
Chinese edit
to send; to devote; to deliver to send; to devote; to deliver; to cause; to convey |
life; fate | ||
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trad. (致命) | 致 | 命 | |
simp. #(致命) | 致 | 命 |
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
致命
Synonyms edit
- (to cause death): 要命 (yàomìng)
- (to dispatch orders):
Adjective edit
致命
Derived terms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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致 | 命 |
ち Grade: S |
めい Grade: 3 |
on’yomi |
Etymology edit
From Middle Chinese 致命 (MC trijH mjaengH, “fatal, mortal; to sacrifice one's life”), literally “to deliver” + “life”.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- a sacrifice of one's life
- loss of life
- Synonym: 致死 (chishi)
- something fatal, deadly, mortal, lethal
- Synonym: 致死 (chishi)
Derived terms edit
Derived terms
References edit
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典(新装版) [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN
Vietnamese edit
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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致 | 命 |
Adjective edit
致命