隔世
Chinese
to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide to separate; to stand or lie between; to divide; to cut off |
life; age; generation life; age; generation; era; world; lifetime | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (隔世) |
隔 | 世 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: géshì
- Zhuyin: ㄍㄜˊ ㄕˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: géshìh
- Wade–Giles: ko2-shih4
- Yale: gé-shr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: gershyh
- Palladius: гэши (gɛši)
- Sinological IPA (key): /kɤ³⁵ ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
- Homophones:
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隔世
- (Standard Chinese)
Verb
隔世
- to be separated by a generation
- (figurative) to be a long time apart
Derived terms
- 恍如隔世 (huǎngrúgéshì)
- 恍若隔世
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 隔 | 世 |
| かく Grade: S |
せい Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
隔世 • (kakusei)
References
- ^ 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
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN