書房

See also: 书房

Chinese

book; letter house
trad. (書房)
simp. (书房)

Pronunciation


Note: ze1 bang5 - Chaozhou.

Noun

書房

  1. study (room)
  2. (Dungan) library

Usage notes

In Chinese, the common word for study (as in a room designated for reading or writing) is 書房书房; its 雅稱雅称 (yǎchēng, “elegant name”) is 書齋书斋 (shūzhāi), or 文房 (wénfáng).

Synonyms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (書房):
  • Japanese:  (しょ) (ぼう) (shobō)
  • Korean: 서방 (書房, seobang)
  • Vietnamese: thư phòng (書房)

References

  • Duffus, William, study (p. 258) in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, English Presbyterian Mission Press, 1883.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
しょ
Grade: 2
ぼう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Noun

書房 (hiragana しょぼう, rōmaji shobō)

  1. study (room)
  2. bookshop
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