毒舌

Chinese

poison; venom tongue
trad. (毒舌)
simp. #(毒舌)

Etymology

Orthographic borrowing from Japanese (どく)(ぜつ) (dokuzetsu).

Pronunciation


Noun

毒舌

  1. sharp tongue; spiteful remark; vituperation

Adjective

毒舌

  1. sharp-tongued

Japanese

Kanji in this term
どく
Grade: 5
ぜつ
Grade: 6
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) くぜつ [dòkúzétsú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [do̞kɯ̟ᵝze̞t͡sɨᵝ]

    Noun

    (どく)(ぜつ) • (dokuzetsu) 

    1. a spiteful tongue; malicious language

    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

    Noun

    毒舌 • (dokseol) (hangeul 독설)

    1. Hanja form? of 독설 (invective, vituperation).
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