東奔西走

See also: 东奔西走

Chinese

east
 
go to; towards; to hurry or rush
go to; towards; to hurry or rush; to run quickly; to elope
west
 
to walk; to go; to move
to walk; to go; to move; to leave
trad. (東奔西走) 西
simp. (东奔西走) 西

Pronunciation


Idiom

東奔西走

  1. to rush about busily; to busy oneself; to run about; to be on the move

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西
とう
Grade: 2
ほん
Grade: S
せい
Grade: 2
そう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) ーほんせーそー [tòóhóńséésóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [to̞ːhõ̞ɰ̃se̞ːso̞ː]

    Noun

    (とう)(ほん)西(せい)(そう) • (tōhonseisō) 

    1. busying oneself, running about

    Verb

    (とう)(ほん)西(せい)(そう)する • (tōhonseisō suru) suru (stem (とう)(ほん)西(せい)(そう) (tōhonseisō shi), past (とう)(ほん)西(せい)(そう)した (tōhonseisō shita))

    1. busy oneself, run about, be on the move

    Conjugation

    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
    西

    Noun

    東奔西走 • (dongbunseoju) (hangeul 동분서주)

    1. Hanja form? of 동분서주 (busying oneself, running about).
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