東奔西走

See also: 东奔西走

Chinese

east
go to; towards; to hurry or rush
go to; towards; to hurry or rush; to run quickly; to elope
 
west
to walk; to go; to move
to walk; to go; to move; to leave
 
trad. (東奔西走) 西
simp. (东奔西走) 西

Pronunciation


Idiom

東奔西走

  1. to rush about busily; to busy oneself; to run about; to be on the move

See also

Japanese

Kanji in this term
西
とう
Grade: 2
ほん
Grade: S
せい
Grade: 2
そう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ーほんせーそー [tòóhóńséésóó] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [to̞ːhõ̞ɰ̃se̞ːso̞ː]

Noun

(とう)(ほん)西(せい)(そう) • (tōhonseisō

  1. busying oneself, running about

Verb

(とう)(ほん)西(せい)(そう)する • (tōhonseisō surusuru (stem (とう)(ほん)西(せい)(そう) (tōhonseisō shi), past (とう)(ほん)西(せい)(そう)した (tōhonseisō shita))

  1. busy oneself, run about, be on the move

Conjugation

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
西

Noun

東奔西走 • (dongbunseoju) (hangeul 동분서주)

  1. hanja form? of 동분서주 (busying oneself, running about)