呑舟の魚
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Japanese
[edit]| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 呑 | 舟 | 魚 |
| どん Hyōgai |
しゅう Grade: S |
うお Grade: 2 |
| kan'yōon | kan'on | kun'yomi |
| Alternative spellings |
|---|
| 呑舟之魚 吞舟之魚 |
Etymology
[edit]呑舟 (“boat swallowing”) + の (attributive marker) + 魚 (“fish”), calque of Literary Chinese 吞舟之魚, from the chapter 庚桑楚 of Zhuangzi
Noun
[edit]呑舟の魚 • (donshū no uo)
- (literal) a boat-swallowing fish
- (figurative) a colossal fish
- (figurative) a larger-than-life character/individual
See also
[edit]- 呑舟の魚は枝流に游がず (donshū no uo wa shiryū ni oyogazu)
Categories:
- Japanese terms spelled with 呑 read as どん
- Japanese terms spelled with 舟 read as しゅう
- Japanese terms spelled with 魚 read as うお
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