呑舟

Japanese

Kanji in this term
呑 舟
どん
Hyōgai 		しゅう
Grade: S
kan'yōon kan'on

Etymology

Literary Chinese 呑舟, from the phrase 吞舟之魚 from the chapter 庚桑楚 of Zhuangzi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) どんしゅう [dòńshúú] (Heiban – [0])
  • IPA(key): [dõ̞ɰ̃ɕɨː]

Noun

呑(どん)舟(しゅう) • (donshū) 

  1. (literal) the act of swallowing an entire boat whole

See also

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