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ちょーみー【長命】 : choomii | define meaning
choomii
Pronunciation: [t͡ɕoːmiː]
Definition
Noun
- Long life; long-lived
Etymology
Cognate with standard Japanese ちょうめい【長命】 choumei "long life". Ultimately from Chinese 【長命・长命】 "long-lived" (cf. Mandarin chángmìng; Cantonese coeng4 meng6; Hokkien tn̂g-miā), reconstructed for Middle Chinese as *drjang mjaengH.
Spelling
| Orthography | Form |
|---|---|
| Kanji | 長命 |
| Kana | ちょーみー |
| Romanization | choomii |
| Pronunciation (IPA) | [t͡ɕoːmiː] |
意味：ちょうめい【長命】
Categories:
長命
Cite this entry: Read, Zachary. (2025, December 1). ちょーみー【長命】 : choomii | define meaning. JLect: Japonic Languages and Dialects Database. Retrieved 2025, December 5, from https://www.jlect.com/entry/8047/choomii/.