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甫: to begin; just, barely; only

By February 4, 2014February 12th, 2014Chinese Word, Japanese Word, Language-Learning

 

甫 fǔ


: to begin; just, barely; only


Kun Reading

はじめて hajimete

Adverb | No-adjective
: for the first time
: (Adverb) only after … is it …; only when … do you …


On Reading

ほ ho


 Usage:

驚魂甫定 [惊魂甫定] jing1 hun2 fu3 ding4
: to have just recovered from a shock

Chinese idiom
章甫薦履 [章甫荐履] zhang1 fu3 jian4 lü3
: court crown beneath straw shoe: everything turned upside down

 Etymology:

象形 Pictographic.
Originally,a picture of a plant 屮 (che4: plants sprouting)
in a field 田 (tian2: field; farm)


 Examples:
none applicable

Resources: Chinese Dictionary | Japanese Dictionary

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