迷言

Japanese

Kanji in this term
迷	言
めい Grade: 5	げん Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

Modification of 名言 (meigen, “wise saying”) by replacing 名 (“famous”) with 迷 (“odd, bewildering”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [me̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

迷(めい)言(げん) • (meigen) 

1. (slang) a saying or quote that is questionable but somehow intriguing