逸話

Chinese
escape; leisurely; outstanding
 
spoken words; speech; dialect
spoken words; speech; dialect; language; talk; conversation; what someone said
trad. (逸話) 逸 話
simp. (逸话) 逸 话

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Japanese-coined? Sparsely attested in pre-modern Chinese”)

Pronunciation

Noun

逸話

  1. anecdote; apocryphal story

Japanese
Kanji in this term
逸 話
いつ
Grade: S		 わ
Grade: 2
kan’on kan’yōon
Alternative spelling
逸話 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Middle Chinese 逸話 (MC jiɪt̚ ɦˠuaiH).

Pronunciation

Noun

逸(いつ)話(わ) • (itsuwa) ←いつわ (ituwa)?

  1. anecdote, story
    彼(かれ)には面(おも)白(しろ)い逸(いつ)話(わ)がある。
    Kare ni wa omoshiroi itsuwa ga aru.
    There's an interesting story about him.

Synonyms

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 2011, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Seventh Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
逸話

Noun

逸話 • (ilhwa) (hangeul 일화)

  1. Hanja form? of 일화 (“anecdote”).
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