燎原

Chinese

singe
former; original; primary
former; original; primary; raw; level; cause; source
 
trad. (燎原) 燎 原
simp. #(燎原) 燎 原

Etymology

From The Book of Documents:

若火之燎于原，不可嚮邇，其猶可撲滅？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, trad.]
若火之燎于原，不可向迩，其犹可扑灭？ [Traditional Chinese poetry, simp.]
From: The Book of Documents, circa 4th – 3rd century BCE
Ruò huǒ zhī liáo yú yuán, bùkě xiàng'ěr, qí yóu kě pūmiè? [Pinyin]
When fire is burning the grassland, one (already) cannot stay near it, then how can one put it out?

Pronunciation

Verb

燎原

  1. to set the prairie ablaze

Japanese

Kanji in this term
燎 原
りょう
Jinmeiyō 		げん
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) りょーげん [ryòógéń] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [ɾʲo̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

燎(りょう)原(げん) • (ryōgen) 

  1. setting a field ablaze

Derived terms

Korean

Hanja in this term
燎原

Noun

燎原 • (ryowon) (hangeul 료원)

  1. hanja form? of 료원 (“wildfire”)
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