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| Characters | Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
兎角 see styles |
tù jiǎo tu4 jiao3 t`u chiao tu chiao tokaku とかく |
(adv,adj-no,n,vs) (1) (kana only) (doing) various things; (doing) this and that; (2) (kana only) being apt to; being prone to; tending to become; (3) (kana only) somehow or other; anyhow; anyway; (4) (Buddhist term) rabbit horns (used as a metaphor for things that do not exist) śaśa-viṣāṇa; śaśa-śṛṅga; a rabbit's horns, i.e. the non-existent; all phenomena are as unreal as a rabbit's horns. |
兎角亀毛 see styles |
tokakukimou / tokakukimo とかくきもう |
(expression) (idiom) (yoji) {Buddh} things that do not exist; horns on rabbits, fur on turtles |
亀毛兎角 see styles |
kimoutokaku / kimotokaku きもうとかく |
(expression) (yoji) (idiom) things that do not exist; fur on turtles, horns on rabbits |
龜毛兎角 see styles |
guī máo tù jué gui1 mao2 tu4 jue2 kuei mao t`u chüeh kuei mao tu chüeh |
hair of a tortoise and horns of a rabbit |
Variations: |
tokaku とかく |
(adv,vs) (1) (kana only) (doing) various things; (doing) this and that; (adverb) (2) (kana only) being apt to; being prone to; tending to; (adverb) (3) (kana only) at any rate; anyhow; anyway; (can be adjective with の) (4) (kana only) all sorts of (negative things); various; (5) (兎角 only) (idiom) {Buddh} (See 亀毛兎角) things that do not exist; rabbit horns |
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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.
A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.
Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House
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