赤壁

Chinese
 
red; scarlet; bare
red; scarlet; bare; naked
 wall; rampart
simp. and trad.
(赤壁)		 赤 壁
Literally: “red cliffs”.

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

赤壁

  1. (historical) Chibi (place where the Battle of Chibi happened)
  2. (～市) Chibi (a county-level city in Xianning, Hubei, China)
  3. (～街道) Chibi (a subdistrict of Huangzhou district, Huanggang, Hubei, China)
  4. (～鎮) Chibi (a town in Chibi, Xianning, Hubei, China)

Derived terms
  • 赤壁之戰／赤壁之战
  • 赤壁鏖兵
  • 鏖兵赤壁

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (赤壁):
  • → Japanese: 赤壁(せきへき) (Sekiheki)
  • → Korean: 적벽(赤壁) (Jeokbyeok)
  • → Vietnamese: Xích Bích (赤壁)

Others:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
赤 壁
せき
Grade: 1		 へき
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation
    • IPA(key): [se̞kʲihe̞kʲi]

    Proper noun

    赤(せき)壁(へき) • (Sekiheki) 

    1. (historical) Chibi

    Korean
    Hanja in this term
    赤壁

    Proper noun

    赤壁 • (Jeokbyeok) (hangeul 적벽)

    1. Hanja form? of 적벽 (“Chibi”).

    Vietnamese
    chữ Hán Nôm in this term
    赤壁

    Proper noun

    赤壁

    1. chữ Hán form of Xích Bích (“Chibi”).
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