糟粕

Chinese

alcohol dregs; to waste; decayed grains in distilled liquor
trad. (糟粕)
simp. #(糟粕)

Pronunciation


Noun

糟粕

  1. dross; dregs; rubbish
    剔除糟粕吸取精華 [MSC, trad.]
    剔除糟粕吸取精华 [MSC, simp.]
    Tīchú zāopò, xīqǔ jīnghuá. [Pinyin]
    Remove the dregs and extract the essence.
  2. (figurative) dregs; useless parts

Derived terms

  • 去其糟粕,取其精華 / 去其糟粕,取其精华
  • 取其精華,去其糟粕 / 取其精华,去其糟粕
  • 糟粕醋

Japanese

Kanji in this term
そう
Hyōgai
はく
Hyōgai
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(そう)(はく) • (sōhakuさうはく (saufaku)?

  1. saké lees, draff
  2. (figurative) dregs; useless remainder

Derived terms

  • 古人(こじん)糟粕(そうはく) (kojin no sōhaku)
  • 糟粕(そうはく)()める (sōhaku o nameru)

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. ^ Yamada, Tadao et al., editors (2020), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Eighth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN