肺腑

Chinese

lung internal organs
trad. (肺腑) 肺 腑
simp. #(肺腑) 肺 腑
alternative forms 肺府 archaic

Pronunciation


Adjective

肺腑

  1. (literary, literally) lungs; internal organs
  2. (literary, figurative) bottom of one's heart
  3. (literary, figurative) trustworthy person

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
肺 腑
はい
Grade: 6
ふ
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) はいふ [hàífú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ha̠iɸɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

肺(はい)腑(ふ) • (haifu) ←はいふ (faifu)?

  1. lungs; internal organs
  2. (figurative) bottom of one's heart

References

  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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