破格

Chinese

 
to break; to split; broken
to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out
frame; rule
simp. and trad.
(破格)

Pronunciation 1


Verb

破格

  1. to break the rule (to employ or admit someone)
    破格錄取破格录取   pògé lùqǔ   to grant special admission (to an institution)

Adjective

破格

  1. (Xiamen Hokkien) outstanding

Pronunciation 2


Adjective

破格

  1. (Mainland China Hokkien) having uncultured mannerisms and language (usually referring to a woman in Quanzhou and Xiamen)
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) bearing bad luck due to bad astrological signs

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
かく
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    Adjective

    ()(かく) (hakaku) -na (adnominal ()(かく) (hakaku na), adverbial ()(かく) (hakaku ni))

    1. exceptional, special, above average
    2. ungrammatical, poor (in terms of writing)

    Inflection

    Noun

    ()(かく) (hakaku) 

    1. exceptionalness
      破格(はかく)待遇(たいぐう)(よろこ)んだ。
      Hakaku no taigū ni yorokonda.
      They were pleased with the exceptional hospitality.
    2. solecism

    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
    • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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