梯子

Chinese

ladder
child; son; (noun suffix)
child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
 
simp. and trad.
(梯子)

Pronunciation


Noun

梯子

  1. ladder (Classifier: m;  m)
  2. (Internet slang) tools used to circumvent internet censorship
    梯子梯子  ―  guà tīzǐ  ―  to set up a tool that circumvents the GFW (lit. "to hang a ladder")

Synonyms

  • (ladder):

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (梯子):
  • Japanese: (てい)() (teishi)

See also

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
Jinmeiyō Grade: 1
irregular

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “橋 + 子?”)

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

Noun

梯子(はしご) • (hashigo

  1. ladder
    はしご使(つか)って(へい)(のぼ)った。
    Hashigo o tsukatte hei ni nobotta.
    (We) used the ladder to climb over the fence.
  2. visiting multiple locations of the same type in one session (pub crawl, etc.)
    ゲーセンハシゴ
    gēsen no hashigo
    going to multiple arcades
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
てい
Jinmeiyō

Grade: 1
kan'on

Pronunciation

Noun

(てい)() • (teishi

  1. ladder

See also

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
  2. 2.0 2.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN