粉骨砕身

See also: 粉骨碎身

Japanese
Kanji in this term
粉 骨 砕 身
ふん
Grade: 5		 こつ
Grade: 6		 さい
Grade: S		 しん
Grade: 3
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
粉骨碎身 (kyūjitai)

Etymology

Compound of 粉骨 (funkotsu, “bone-breaking exertion”, literally “powdering the bones”) +‎ 砕身 (saishin, “breaking the body”, with overtones of working at something so devotedly that one breaks one's body).[1] Compare Chinese 粉身碎骨 (fěn shēn suì gǔ) and 粉骨碎身 (fěn gǔ suì shēn).

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) ふんこつさいしん [fùńkótsú sáíshíń] (Heiban – [0])[2][3]
  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟̃ᵝŋko̞t͡sɨ̥ᵝ sa̠iɕĩɴ]

Noun

粉(ふん)骨(こつ)砕(さい)身(しん) • (funkotsu saishin) 

  1. exerting oneself to the utmost, doing one's best

References
  1. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
  2. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN
  3. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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