Japanese Word Entry
知惠比べSimplified Japanese form: 知恵比べ
| Kana: | ちえくらべ |
| Romaji: | chiekurabe |
| Definition: | battle of wits, contest of wits |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 知 | know, wisdom, perceive, comprehend |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓ (zhī), ㄓˋ (zhì) |
| Cantonese: | zi1 |
| Japanese: | チ (chi) / し.る (shiru)、 し.らせる (shiraseru) |
| Korean: | 지 (ji) |
| Vietnamese: | tri |
| 惠 | blessing, grace, favor, kindness, benefit, confer kindness |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄏㄨㄟˋ (huì) |
| Cantonese: | wai6 |
| Japanese: | ケイ (kei)、 エ (e) / めぐ.む (megumu)、 めぐ.み (megumi) |
| Korean: | 혜 (hye) |
| Vietnamese: | huệ |
Variants
| Simplified Japanese form: | 恵 |
| 比 | compare, race, ratio, Philippines, to compare, liken, comparison, than, hexagram ䷇ |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄅㄧˇ (bǐ), ㄅㄧˋ (bì), ㄆㄧˊ (pí), ㄆㄧˇ (pǐ) |
| Cantonese: | bei2 |
| Japanese: | ヒ (hi) / くら.べる (kuraberu)、 ならぶ (narabu)、 ならべる (naraberu) |
| Korean: | 비 (bi) |
| Vietnamese: | bỉ, bí, bì, tỉ |
| 競 | emulate, compete with, bid, sell at auction, bout, contest, race, contend, vie, compete |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄐㄧㄥˋ (jìng) |
| Cantonese: | ging6 |
| Japanese: | キョウ (kyou)、 ケイ (kei) / きそ.う (kisou)、 せ.る (seru)、 くら.べる (kuraberu) |
| Korean: | 경 (gyeong) |
| Vietnamese: | cạnh |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 竞 |
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