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侗: ignorant | ethnic group

By February 8, 2017February 9th, 2017Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

侗 tóng


: ignorant; rude; rustic

侗 dòng


: (ethnic group); Dong (ethnic group)

Kun Reading
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愚か | おろか oroka

noun | na-adjective
: foolish; stupid

On Reading
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 Usage:

倥侗 kong1tong2: ignorant; unenlightened

侗 dong4: (ethnic group); Dong (ethnic group)

侗人 dong4ren2: people of the Dong ethnic minority/h6>

侗劇[剧] dong4ju4: Dong opera/h6>

侗族 dong4zu2: Dong ethnic group
 Etymology:
形声 Pictophonetic.
亻 (ren2: person radical 9) suggests the meaning while
(tong2: same; together) provides the sound.



 Examples:
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Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary