葛藤

Chinese

coarse grass linen rattan; cane
trad. (葛藤)
simp. #(葛藤)

Etymology

figurative sense
From the tendency of the vines of kudzu and rattan to become entangled.

Pronunciation


Note: Often mispronounced as gěténg.

Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (28) (7)
Final () (63) (129)
Tone (調) Checked (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division () I I
Fanqie
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kɑt̚/ /dəŋ/
Pan
Wuyun
/kɑt̚/ /dəŋ/
Shao
Rongfen
/kɑt̚/ /dəŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kat̚/ /dəŋ/
Li
Rong
/kɑt̚/ /dəŋ/
Wang
Li
/kɑt̚/ /dəŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren
/kɑt̚/ /dʱəŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
ge téng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
got3 tang4

Noun

葛藤

  1. kudzu plant
  2. (figurative, literary) complicated relationships; complications

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (葛藤):
  • Japanese: 葛藤(かっとう) (kattō)
  • Korean: 갈등(葛藤) (galdeung)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かつ > かっ
Grade: S
とう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Etymology

From the tendency of the vines of (かずら) (kazura, creeper) or (ふじ) (fuji, wisteria) to become entangled.

Noun

(かっ)(とう) (kattō) 

  1. conflict, complications
    • 2012-03-30, mothy (lyrics and music), “針音ノ時計塔 [Handbeat Clocktower]”:
      ()(かん)(かっ)(とう)(こころ)(きざ)みつける
      Jikan to kattō o kokoro ni kizamitsukeru
      Time and conflict, they strongly etch onto my heart

Verb

(かっ)(とう)する (kattō suru) transitive suru (stem (かっ)(とう) (kattō shi), past (かっ)(とう)した (kattō shita))

  1. to battle with

Conjugation

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

葛藤 (galdeung) (hangeul 갈등)

  1. Hanja form? of 갈등 (discord, conflict).
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