銅鑼

See also: 铜锣

Chinese

copper gong
trad. (銅鑼)
simp. (铜锣)

Pronunciation


Noun

銅鑼

  1. bronze gong

Derived terms

Proper noun

銅鑼

  1. () Tongluo (a rural township in Miaoli County, Taiwan)

Further reading

Japanese

銅鑼 (dora): an Asian-style gong.
Kanji in this term
どう > ど
Grade: 5

Hyōgaiji
irregular on’yomi
Alternative spellings

Etymology

Possibly from Middle Chinese compound 銅鑼 (MC duwng la, literally “copper + gong”). Alternatively, coined in Japan from Middle Chinese-derived components.

The reading represents a likely sound shift from the expected on'yomi of dōra.

Pronunciation

Noun

()() • (dora) 

  1. a gong

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

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