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白虎
白虎
Chinese
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
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tiger | ||
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simp. and trad. (白虎) |
白 | 虎 | |
Proper noun
白虎
- White Tiger (Chinese astronomy)
- White Tiger Yan (a bandit leader active in the Wu region during the late Han Dynasty)
References
-
White Tiger (Chinese astronomy) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 15 (in Mandarin)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
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| 白 | 虎 |
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びゃく > びゃっ Grade: 1 |
こ Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
白虎 (hiragana びゃっこ, romaji byakko, historical hiragana びやくこ)
Proper noun
白虎 (hiragana びゃっこ, romaji Byakko, historical hiragana びやくこ)
- White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 白 | 虎 |
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はく > はっ Grade: 1 |
こ Grade: S |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
白虎 (hiragana はっこ, romaji hakko, historical hiragana はくこ)
Proper noun
白虎 (hiragana はっこ, romaji Hakko, historical hiragana はくこ)
- White Tiger, one of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellations
Coordinate terms
- 青竜 (Seiryū, “Azure Dragon”)
- 玄武 (Genbu, “Black Tortoise”)
- 朱雀 (Suzaku, “Vermilion Bird”)
- 黄竜 (Kōryū, “Yellow Dragon”)