肉眼

Chinese

Etymology 1

meat; flesh eye
simp. and trad.
(肉眼)

Calque of Sanskrit मांसचक्षुस् (māṃsacakṣus, fleshy eye).

Pronunciation


Noun

肉眼

  1. naked eye
  2. the eyes of a layperson
  3. (Cantonese) () ribeye steak
Derived terms
  • 肉眼通
Descendants
Sino-Xenic (肉眼):
  • Japanese: 肉眼(にくがん) (nikugan)
  • Korean: 육안(肉眼) (yugan)
  • Vietnamese: nhục nhãn (肉眼)

Etymology 2

meat; flesh eye
simp. and trad.
(肉眼)
alternative forms 龍眼龙眼
肉橌

Probably from 龍眼龙眼.

Pronunciation


Note:
  • nêg8 oin2 - Shantou;
  • nêg8 ain2 - Jieyang.

Noun

肉眼

  1. (Teochew) longan
Synonyms

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
にく
Grade: 2
がん
Grade: 5
goon kan’on

Pronunciation

Noun

(にく)(がん) (nikugan) 

  1. naked eye
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
にく
Grade: 2
げん
Grade: 5
goon

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) くげん [nìkúgéń] (Heiban – [0])[3]
  • IPA(key): [ɲ̟ikɯ̟ᵝɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

(にく)(げん) (nikugen) 

  1. (esoteric Buddhism) normal sight in human beings
    Coordinate terms: 天眼 (tengen), 慧眼 (egen), 法眼 (hōgen), 仏眼 (butsugen)
    Hypernym: 五眼 (gogen)

References

  1. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  2. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

肉眼 (yugan) (hangeul 육안)

  1. Hanja form? of 육안.
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