豚草
Chinese
| suckling pig | grass; straw; draft (of a document) grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (豚草) | 豚 | 草 | |
| simp. #(豚草) | 豚 | 草 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: túncǎo
- Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄣˊ ㄘㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: túncǎo
- Wade–Giles: tʻun2-tsʻao3
- Yale: twún-tsǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: twentsao
- Palladius: туньцао (tunʹcao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tʰu̯ən³⁵ t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
豚草
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 豚 | 草 |
| ぶた Grade: S |
くさ Grade: 1 |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 豚 (buta, “pig”) + 草 (kusa, “grass”).
Pronunciation
Noun
豚草 or 豚草 • (butakusa)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).
References
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ 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