Chinese

Adjective

耳聾

1. deaf

Synonyms

• 聾／聋 (lóng), (Min Nan) 臭耳聾／臭耳聋

References

• Duffus, William, "deaf" (p. 64) in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, English Presbyterian Mission Press, 1883.

Japanese

Etymology

From Middle Chinese compound 耳聾 ‎(nyi^X luwng, literally “ear + deaf”). Compare modern Cantonese reading ji⁵ lung⁴.

Pronunciation

• On'yomi: Kan'on
• (Tokyo) じろう [jìróó] (Heiban - [0])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiɺ̠o̞ː]

Noun

耳聾 ‎(hiragana じろう, romaji jirō)

1. deafness

References

1. ↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, ISBN 4-385-13905-9