塵芥

See also: 尘芥

Chinese

		dust; dirt; earth	Brassica juncea
trad. (塵芥)		塵	芥
simp. (尘芥)		尘	芥
Literally: “dust and tiny grass”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chénjiè

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): can⁴ gaai³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chénjiè
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄝˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chénjiè
    • Wade–Giles: chʻên²-chieh⁴
    • Yale: chén-jyè
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernjieh
    • Palladius: чэньцзе (čɛnʹcze)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: can⁴ gaai³
    • Yale: chàhn gaai
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsan⁴ gaai³
    • Guangdong Romanization: cen⁴ gai³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐn²¹ kaːi̯³³/

Noun

塵芥

1. (literary, figurative) trivialities; something insignificant

Derived terms

• 塵芥蟲／尘芥虫

 

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
塵	芥
ちり Hyōgai	あくた Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Superficially comprising 塵(ちり) (chiri, “dust”) + あくた (akuta, “something rotten; rubbish”). Attested at least from the 12th century.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɾʲia̠kɯ̟ta̠]

Noun

塵(ちり)芥(あくた) • (chiriakuta) 

1. trash, rubbish

   Synonyms: あくた (akuta), ゴミ (gomi)

2. things of little value, worthless things [from 13th century]
3. (religion) worldly defilement, impurity

   Synonyms: けがれ (kegare), よごれ (yogare)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
塵	芥
じん Hyōgai	かい Jinmeiyō
goon	kan'on

Compare Chinese 塵芥／尘芥 (chénjiè), above. Attested from the 13th century.

Noun

塵(じん)芥(かい) or 塵芥(じんがい) • (jinkai or jingai) ^{←ぢんかい (dinkai)?}

1. trash, rubbish
2. worthless or trivial things