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生口

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Chinese

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to be born; to give birth; life
to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw
 
mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)
simp. and trad.
(生口)
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Noun

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生口

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    Synonym: 活口

Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (生口):
  • Japanese: 生口(せいこう) (seikō)

Japanese

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Kanji in this term
せい
Grade: 1
こう
Grade: 1
on'yomi
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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Literary Chinese 生口 (shēngkǒu).

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Noun

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(せい)(こう) (seikō

  1. prisoner of war or slave (as mentioned in Chinese historiography regarding China, Korea, and Japan)
    Hypernyms: 捕虜 (horyo, prisoner of war), 奴隷 (dorei, slave)