杜撰

Chinese

Du (surname) compose; compile
simp. and trad.
(杜撰)
Literally: “written by Du (Mo)”.

Etymology

From the name of a Song Dynasty poet Du Mo, whose poetry works often do not conform to the metre patterns of classical Chinese poetry.

Pronunciation


Verb

杜撰

  1. to fabricate; to forge; to make up

Synonyms


Japanese

Kanji in this term

Jinmeiyō
さん
Jinmeiyō
on’yomi

Pronunciation

Adjectival noun

杜撰 (-na inflection, hiragana ずさん, rōmaji zusan)

  1. sloppy, careless

Inflection

Noun

杜撰 (hiragana ずさん, rōmaji zusan)

  1. sloppiness, carelessness

References

  1. Takebayashi, Shigeru (1993) The Kenkyusha Japanese-English Learner's Pocket Dictionary, Tōkyō: Kenkyūsha, →ISBN.
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