低俗

Chinese

to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down
to lower (one's head); to let droop; to hang down; low; to incline; beneath
 
vulgar
trad. (低俗)
simp. #(低俗)

Pronunciation


Adjective

低俗

  1. lowbrow; vulgar; kitschy

Synonyms

Antonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
てい
Grade: 4
ぞく
Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーぞく [tèézókú] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [te̞ːzo̞kɯ̟]

Adjective

(てい)(ぞく) • (teizoku-na (adnominal (てい)(ぞく) (teizoku na), adverbial (てい)(ぞく) (teizoku ni))

  1. kitschy, vulgar, lowbrow

Inflection

Noun

(てい)(ぞく) • (teizoku

  1. vulgarity
  2. a lowbrow

References

  1. ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

低俗 • (jeosok) (hangeul 저속)

  1. hanja form? of 저속 (vulgarity; a lowbrow)