草莽

Chinese

 
grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
Illicium anisatum; rude
trad. (草莽) 草 莽
simp. #(草莽) 草 莽
anagram 莽草

Pronunciation


Noun

草莽

  1. (literary) thick growth of grass; underbrush; undergrowth
  2. (figurative, obsolete) among the common people

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
草 莽
そう
Grade: 1
もう
Hyōgaiji

/saumau/ > /soːmoː/.

Noun

草(そう)莽(もう) • (sōmō) ←さうまう (saumau)?

  1. a place overgrown with grass
  2. one who is not associated with the government; a civilian, commoner

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
草 莽
そう
Grade: 1
ぼう
Hyōgaiji

/saubau/ > /soːboː/.

Noun

草(そう)莽(ぼう) • (sōbō) ←さうばう (saubau)?

  1. a place overgrown with grass
  2. one who is not associated with the government; a civilian, commoner
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