白頭翁

See also: 白头翁

Chinese

hoary head; white hair; whitehead elderly person
trad. (白頭翁) 白頭 翁
simp. (白头翁) 白头 翁

Pronunciation


Noun

白頭翁

  1. light-vented bulbul; Chinese bulbul; grey starling
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) root of Chinese pulsatilla (herb for killing sperm and parasites)
  3. white-haired elderly man

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
白 頭 翁
はく
Grade: 1
とう
Grade: 2
おう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) はくと​ーおー [hàkútóꜜòòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠kɯ̟ᵝto̞ːo̞ː]

Noun

白(はく)頭(とう)翁(おう) or 白頭翁(ハクトウオウ) • (hakutōō) ←はくとうをう (fakutowou)?

  1. gray-haired old man
  2. anemone; windflower
  3. white-cheeked starling; grey starling

Synonyms

  • (grey starling): 椋鳥 (ムクドリ, ​mukudori)

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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