地雷

Chinese
 
earth; ground; field
earth; ground; field; place; land; (subor. part. adverbial); ‑ly
 thunder
trad. (地雷) 地 雷
simp. #(地雷) 地 雷

Pronunciation

Noun

地雷

  1. land mine
    佈設地雷／布设地雷  ―  bùshè dìléi  ―  to lay a mine
  2. (figurative) taboo

Japanese
Kanji in this term
地 雷
じ
Grade: 2		 らい
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation
    • (Tokyo) じらい [jìráí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [d͡ʑiɾa̠i]

    Noun

    地(じ)雷(らい) • (jirai) 

    1. land mine
    2. (informal) something that can trigger or enrage someone; taboo
    3. (slang, sensitive) "land mine", used in metaphor for a person (especially a girl) who turns out to be troublesome and unstable as a romantic relationship progresses; and also associated with a fashion of black cutesy clothing with pink highlights often treated as an antithesis to 量産型.
      地雷(じらい)系(けい) ― jirai-kei ― mine-type
      地雷(じらい)系(けい)女子(じょし) ― jirai-kei joshi ― mine-type girl
      地雷(じらい)女(おんな)・地雷(じらい)男(おとこ) ― jirai-onna jirai-otoko ― mine-girl; mine-boy
      地雷(じらい)メイク ― jirai meiku ― mine-makeup

    Coordinate terms

    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), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN

    Korean
    Hanja in this term
    地雷

    Noun

    地雷 • (jiroe) (hangeul 지뢰)

    1. Hanja form? of 지뢰 (“land mine”).

    Vietnamese
    chữ Hán Nôm in this term
    地雷

    Noun

    地雷

    1. chữ Hán form of địa lôi (“land mine”).
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