赤道
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Chinese[edit]
red; scarlet; bare red; scarlet; bare; naked |
direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk | ||
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trad. (赤道) | 赤 | 道 | |
simp. #(赤道) | 赤 | 道 |
Etymology[edit]
- “celestial equator”
- From the convention in Chinese astronomy to use a red line for the equator. See also 黃道/黄道 (huángdào) and 白道 (báidào).
- “equator”
- New meaning by Matteo Ricci. (Huang, 2003)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
赤道
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Japanese[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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赤 | 道 |
せき Grade: 1 |
どう Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology[edit]
- From Literary Chinese.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
Coordinate terms[edit]
- 北極線 (Hokkyokusen)
- 北回帰線 (Kitakaikisen)
- 南回帰線 (Minamikaikisen)
- 南極線 (Nankyokusen)
Derived terms[edit]
- 天の赤道 (tennosekidō, “celestial equator”)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
Korean[edit]
Hanja in this term | |
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赤 | 道 |
Noun[edit]
Vietnamese[edit]
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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赤 | 道 |
Noun[edit]
赤道
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