通勝

Chinese

 
go through; know well; to connect; to communicate; open
victorious; able to do; competent enough to
trad. (通勝) 通 勝
simp. (通胜) 通 胜

Etymology

Euphemistic form of 通書/通书 (tung1 syu1), with 書/书 (syu1), homophonous with 輸/输 (syu1, “to lose”), replaced with 勝/胜 (sing3, “to win”).

Pronunciation


Noun

通勝

  1. (Cantonese, euphemistic) Chinese almanac
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