破格

Chinese

 
to break; to split; broken
to break; to split; broken; damaged; worn out
frame; rule
simp. and trad.
(破格)

Pronunciation 1


Verb

破格

  1. to break the rule (to employ or admit someone)
    破格錄取破格录取   pògé lùqǔ   to grant special admission (to an institution)

Adjective

破格

  1. (Xiamen Hokkien) outstanding

Pronunciation 2


Adjective

破格

  1. (Mainland China Hokkien) having uncultured mannerisms and language (usually referring to a woman in Quanzhou and Xiamen)
  2. (Taiwanese Hokkien) bearing bad luck due to bad astrological signs

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 5
かく
Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

    • (Tokyo) かく [hàkákú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
    • IPA(key): [ha̠ka̠kɯ̟ᵝ]

    Adjective

    ()(かく) • (hakaku) -na (adnominal ()(かく) (hakaku na), adverbial ()(かく) (hakaku ni))

    1. exceptional, special, above average
    2. ungrammatical, poor (in terms of writing)

    Inflection

    Noun

    ()(かく) • (hakaku) 

    1. exceptionalness
      破格(はかく)待遇(たいぐう)(よろこ)んだ。
      Hakaku no taigū ni yorokonda.
      They were pleased with the exceptional hospitality.
    2. solecism

    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
    • 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.
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