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東奔西走

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See also: 东奔西走

Chinese

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east
go to; towards; to hurry or rush
go to; towards; to hurry or rush; to run quickly; to elope
 
west
to walk; to go; to move
to walk; to go; to move; to leave
 
trad. (東奔西走) 西
simp. (东奔西走) 西

Pronunciation

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Idiom

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東奔西走

  1. to rush about busily; to busy oneself; to run about; to be on the move

See also

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Japanese

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Kanji in this term
西
とう
Grade: 2
ほん
Grade: S
せい
Grade: 2
そう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

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  • (Tokyo) ーほんせーそー [tòóhóńséésóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ːhõ̞ɰ̃se̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

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(とう)(ほん)西(せい)(そう) (tōhonseisō

  1. busying oneself, running about

Verb

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(とう)(ほん)西(せい)(そう)する (tōhonseisō surusuru (stem (とう)(ほん)西(せい)(そう) (tōhonseisō shi), past (とう)(ほん)西(せい)(そう)した (tōhonseisō shita))

  1. busy oneself, run about, be on the move

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

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Hanja in this term
西

Noun

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東奔西走 (dongbunseoju) (hangeul 동분서주)

  1. hanja form? of 동분서주 (busying oneself, running about)