旱魃
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Chinese[edit]
drought; dry | drought demon | ||
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trad. (旱魃) | 旱 | 魃 | |
simp. #(旱魃) | 旱 | 魃 |
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
旱魃
- drought demon
- 旱既大甚、滌滌山川。旱魃為虐、如惔如焚。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Classic of Poetry, c. 11th – 7th centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version
- Hàn jì dàshèn, dídí shān chuān. Hànbá wèi nüè, rú tán rú fén. [Pinyin]
- The drought is excessive; - Parched are the hills, and the streams are dried. The demon of drought exercises its oppression. As if scattering flames and fire.
旱既大甚、涤涤山川。旱魃为虐、如惔如焚。 [Pre-Classical Chinese, simp.]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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旱 | 魃 |
かん Hyōgaiji |
ばつ Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
For pronunciation and definitions of 旱魃 – see the following entry. | ||
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(This term, 旱魃, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
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