赤裸裸

See also: 赤裸々

Chinese

to be naked; to be nude; to bare naked
simp. and trad.
(赤裸裸)
赤裸 裸

Etymology

ABB-type reduplication of 赤裸 (chìluǒ).

Pronunciation


Adjective

赤裸裸

  1. (ideophonic) stark-naked; bare; naked
  2. (figurative, often of a contemptible action) plain; pure; undisguised; unadorned
    赤裸裸的敲詐/赤裸裸的敲诈  ―  chìluǒluǒ de qiāozhà  ―  blatant blackmailing behaviour

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
赤 裸 裸
せき
Grade: 1
ら
Grade: S
ら
Grade: S
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
赤裸々

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) せきらら [sèkírárá] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [se̞kʲiɾa̠ɾa̠]

Noun

赤(せき)裸(ら)裸(ら) • (sekirara) 

  1. stark-naked; bare; naked
  2. (figurative, often of a contemptible action) plain; pure; undisguised; unadorned
    Synonyms: 赤裸, 丸裸
    赤裸裸(せきらら)に告白(こくはく)する
    sekirara ni kokuhaku suru
    to confess without holding anything back.

References

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
赤裸裸

Noun

赤裸裸 • (jeongnara) (hangeul 적나라)

  1. Hanja form? of 적나라 (“Root of 적나라하다 (jeongnarahada). Rarely used alone.”).
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