盛衰

Chinese
 
flourishing; to hold; contain
flourishing; to hold; contain; to ladle; pick up with a utensil; surname
 
weak; feeble; decline
weak; feeble; decline; wane; mourning garments
simp. and trad.
(盛衰)		 盛 衰

Pronunciation

Verb

盛衰

  1. to flourish then decline

Noun

盛衰

  1. rise and fall

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (盛衰):
  • → Japanese: 盛衰(せいすい) (seisui)
  • → Korean: 성쇠(盛衰) (seongsoe)

Japanese
Kanji in this term
盛 衰
せい
Grade: 6		 すい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

盛(せい)衰(すい) • (seisui) ←せいすい (seisui)?

  1. rise and fall

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean
Hanja in this term
盛衰

Noun

盛衰 • (seongsoe) (hangeul 성쇠)

  1. Hanja form? of 성쇠 (“vicissitudes”).
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