Japanese Word Entry
立錐の餘地Simplified Japanese form: 立錐の余地
| Kana: | りっすいのよち |
| Romaji: | rissuinoyochi |
| Definition: | the slightest bit of room, room to stand a gimlet (on its end) |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 立 | stand up, rise, set up, erect, stand, let stand, establish, set |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄌㄧˋ (lì), ㄨㄟˋ (wèi) |
| Cantonese: | lap6 |
| Japanese: | リツ (ritsu)、 リュウ (ryuu)、 リットル (rittoru) / た.つ (tatsu)、 -た.つ (-tatsu)、 た.ち- (tachi-)、 た.てる (tateru)、 -た.てる (-tateru)、 た.て- (tate-)、 -た.て (-tate)、 -だ.て (-date)、 -だ.てる (-dateru)、 たちどころ (tachidokoro) |
| Korean: | 립 (rib), 입 (ib) |
| Vietnamese: | lập |
| 錐 | auger, drill, awl, pyramid, cone, gimlet, bore |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄓㄨㄟ (zhuī) |
| Cantonese: | zeoi1 |
| Japanese: | スイ (sui) / きり (kiri) |
| Korean: | 추 (chu) |
| Vietnamese: | trùy, duì |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 锥 |
| 餘 | surplus, excess, remainder |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄩˊ (yú), ㄧㄝˊ (yé) |
| Cantonese: | jyu4 |
| Japanese: | ヨ (yo) / あま.る (amaru)、 あま.り (amari)、 あま.す (amasu) |
| Korean: | 여 (yeo) |
| Vietnamese: | dư |
Variants
| Simplified Chinese form: | 余、 馀 |
| Simplified Japanese form: | 余 |
| Semantic variant form: | 餘 |
| 地 | ground, earth, soil, region |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄉㄧˋ (dì), ㄉㄜ˙ (de) |
| Cantonese: | dei6 |
| Japanese: | チ (chi)、 ジ (ji) / つち (tsuchi) |
| Korean: | 지 (ji) |
| Vietnamese: | địa |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 墬 |