尺八
Chinese
[edit]a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler a Chinese foot (M); one-third of a metre; a ruler; a note musical note on traditional Chinese scale |
eight | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (尺八) | 尺 | 八 | |
| simp. #(尺八) | 尺 | 八 | |
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄔˇ ㄅㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: chǐhba
- Wade–Giles: chʻih3-pa1
- Yale: chř-bā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyyba
- Palladius: чиба (čiba)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ pä⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: cioh4 boih4
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshioh poih
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰioʔ²⁻⁴ poiʔ²/
- (Teochew)
Noun
[edit]尺八
Proper noun
[edit]尺八
Japanese
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Etymology
[edit]| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 尺 | 八 |
| しゃく Grade: 6 |
はち Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | |
From 尺 (shaku, archaic measure of length approximately equal to 30.3 cm) + 八 (hachi, “eight”, as in 八寸 (hachi sun), one 寸 (sun) is about 3.03 cm). (Can this(+) etymology be sourced?)
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “first attestation of "shakuhachi" as the flute?”)
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]尺八 • (shakuhachi)
- shakuhachi, a Japanese end-blown flute
- 時代劇では、虚無僧が尺八を吹きながら現れる。
- Jidaigeki de wa, komusō ga shakuhachi o fukinagara arawareru.
- In Japanese historical drama, mendicant Zen priests show up while playing shakuhachi.
- 時代劇では、虚無僧が尺八を吹きながら現れる。
- (by extension) any object (for example, paper or silk) measuring one 尺 (shaku) and eight 寸 (sun) (approximately 54.5 centimeters)
- (vulgar, dated) fellatio, oral sex
Descendants
[edit]See also
[edit]- 吹禅 (suizen, “blowing meditation”)
- 普化禅 (“Fuke Zen”)
References
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