鯨鯢

See also: 鲸鲵

Chinese
whale female whale
trad. (鯨鯢) 鯨 鯢
simp. (鲸鲵) 鲸 鲵

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

鯨鯢

  1. male and female whales
  2. (figurative) fierce enemy
  3. (figurative) pirate
  4. (figurative) innocent person who is killed

Japanese
Kanji in this term
鯨 鯢
げい
Grade: S		 げい
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese.

Pronunciation

    [2] (less common)

    Noun

    鯨(げい)鯢(げい) • (geigei)  (alternative reading hiragana けいげい, rōmaji keigei)

    1. male and female whales
    2. whales in general
    3. a fierce fish
    4. (figurative) a major villain, a leader of criminals (compare English shark)

    Idioms
    • 鯨鯢(げいげい)の顎(あぎと)にかく (geigei no agito ni kaku): “to be caught by the jaws of a whale” → to meet with a major misfortune or dangerous situation, particularly at sea

    References
    1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
    2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

    Korean
    Hanja in this term
    鯨鯢

    Noun

    鯨鯢 • (gyeong'ye) (hangeul 경예)

    1. Hanja form? of 경예 (“male and female whales”).
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