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

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

(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.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [t͡ɕiɾʲia̠kɯ̟ta̠]

Noun

塵(ちり)芥(あくた) • (chiriakuta)

trash, rubbish
Synonyms: あくた (akuta), ゴミ (gomi)
things of little value, worthless things [from 13th century]
(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.^[1]

Noun

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

trash, rubbish
worthless or trivial things

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 Shōgaku Tosho (1988) 国語大辞典（新装版） [Unabridged Dictionary of Japanese (Revised Edition)] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan, →ISBN