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ろーほー【両方】

roohoo

Definition

Noun

  1. Both, both sides, both parties

Etymology

Cognate to the standard Japanese term りょうほう 【両方】 ryouhou "both sides, both parties". Historically formed from 【両】 *riyau "both" (cf. Chinese: 【兩・两】 Cantonese leung5; Mandarin liǎng; Han-Vietnamese lưỡng and lạng "two; pair; couple; both") and 【方】 *fau~fan "side; way; method" (cf. Mandarin fāng, fēng, páng and wǎng; Min Nan hong; Cantonese fong1; Korean bang; Han-Vietnamese phương and vuôn "region; place; way; method").

意味:りょうほう 【両方】

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両方