生地

Chinese

		to be born; to give birth; life to be born; to give birth; life; to grow; student; raw	earth; ground; field earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
trad. (生地)		生	地
simp. #(生地)		生	地

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shēngdì

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥ ㄉㄧˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saang¹ dei⁶
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sng-tē / seng-tē

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shēngdì
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥ ㄉㄧˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shengdì
    • Wade–Giles: shêng¹-ti⁴
    • Yale: shēng-dì
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shengdih
    • Palladius: шэнди (šɛndi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵⁵ ti⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saang¹ dei⁶
    • Yale: sāang deih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saang¹ dei⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: sang¹ déi⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːŋ⁵⁵ tei̯²²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sng-tē
    • Tâi-lô: sng-tē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sngde
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sŋ̍³³ te⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: seng-tē
    • Tâi-lô: sing-tē
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sengde
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² te²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /siɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ te³³/

Noun

生地

1. Rehmannia glutinosa
2. virgin soil; uncultivated land
3. birthplace

Synonyms

• 生地黃／生地黄 (shēngdìhuáng)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
生	地
き Grade: 1	じ Grade: 2
yutōyomi

Compound of 生 (ki, “crude, pure, raw”) +‎ 地 (ji, “earth; skin”).

Alternative forms

• 木地, 素地

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) き​じ [kíꜜjì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [kʲiʑi]

Noun

生(き)地(じ) • (kiji) ^{←きぢ (kidi)?}

1. cloth, fabric
2. skin without any makeup applied
3. batter, dough
4. (ceramics) a biscuit, bisque
5. one's true colours or character

Derived terms

Derived terms

• 生地(きじ)土(つち) (kijitsuchi)
• 生地(きじ)物(もの) (kijimono)
• 紙(かみ)生地(きじ) (kamikiji)
• 白(しろ)生地(きじ) (shirokiji)

Idioms

• 生地(きじ)が出(で)る (kiji ga deru)

Proper noun

生(き)地(じ) • (Kiji) ^{←きぢ (kidi)?}

1. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
生	地
せい Grade: 1	ち Grade: 2
kan’on

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) せ​ーち [séꜜèchì] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [se̞ːt͡ɕi]

Noun

生(せい)地(ち) • (seichi) 

1. birthplace; place where one was born
2. place where one can survive

Antonyms

• 死地(しち) (shichi) : deathplace; place to die
• 歿地(ぼっち) (botchi) : deathplace; place where one died

Derived terms

• 生(せい)地(ち)主義(しゅぎ) (seichi shugi)

Etymology 3

Kanji in this term
生	地
Grade: 1	じ Grade: 2
irregular	goon

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [õ̞ɲ̟d͡ʑi]

Proper noun

生地(おんじ) or 生地(おんぢ) • (Onji) 

1. Short for 生地氏 (Onji-uji): a Nanboku-chō period clan descended from Sakanoue no Tamuramaro

Etymology 4

Kanji in this term
生	地
お(い) Grade: 1	じ Grade: 2
yutōyomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [o̞iʑi]

Proper noun

生(おい)地(じ) • (Oiji) ^{←おひぢ (ofidi)?}

1. a surname

Etymology 5

Kanji in this term
生	地
い(く) Grade: 1	じ Grade: 2
yutōyomi

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

生(いく)地(じ) • (Ikuji) ^{←いくぢ (ikudi)?}

1. a placename
2. a surname