赤子

Chinese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

赤子

newborn baby; neonate
- 若保赤子，惟民其康乂。 [Classical Chinese, trad. and simp.]
  From: The Book of Documents, circa 4^th – 3^rd century BCE
  Ruò bǎo chìzǐ, wéi mín qí kāngyì. [Pinyin]
  (Deal with them) as if you were protecting your own infants, and the people will be tranquil and orderly.
(figurative) person cherishing true love for his native land; the people (of a country)

Synonyms

(newborn baby): 孲／𰌦 (yā); (Min Nan) 赤囝; (Wu) 𤘅孲／𤘅𰌦

Derived terms

潢池赤子
赤子之心 (chìzǐzhīxīn)

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
赤	子
あか Grade: 1	こ > ご Grade: 1
kun’yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 赤子 – see the following entry.

【あかご】

[noun] baby

(This term, 赤子, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
赤	子
せき Grade: 1	し Grade: 1
on’yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せきし [séꜜkìshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
IPA^(key): [se̞kʲiɕi]

Noun

赤(せき)子(し) • (sekishi) ^{←せきし (sekisi)^?}

Synonym of あかご (akago, “baby”)
(literary) emperor's citizens
- 玉音放送
  億兆ノ赤子ヲ保シ
  to save the millions of our subjects

References

2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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