呑舟

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Japanese[edit]

Kanji in this term
どん
Hyōgaiji
しゅう
Grade: S
kan’yōon kan’on

Etymology[edit]

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

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

(どん)(しゅう) (donshū

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

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