天香国色

Chinese
For pronunciation and definitions of 天香国色 – see 天香國色 (“exceptionally beautiful”).
(This term is the simplified form of 天香國色).
Notes:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
天 香 国 色
てん
Grade: 1		 こう
Grade: 4		 こく
Grade: 2		 しょく
Grade: 2
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
天香國色 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

From Literary Chinese. From the poem "賞牡丹" by 李正封, which is "國色朝酣酒﹐天香夜染衣。".

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) てんこーこくしょく [tèńkóókókúshókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [tẽ̞ŋko̞ːko̞kɯ̟ᵝɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ]

Noun

天(てん)香(こう)国(こく)色(しょく) • (tenkōkokushoku) ←てんかうこくしょく (tenkaukokusyoku)?

  1. peony

Synonyms

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