【No. 1727】Rōnyaku Nan-nyo (老若男女 - "Men and Women of All Ages")
Sep 9, 2019 17:03
Rōnyaku Nan-nyo
The four-character idiom rōnyaku nan-nyo (老若男女) refers to men and women of all ages.
Rō (老) means "old," nyaku (若) means "young," nan (男) means "men" and nyo (女) means "women."
That is to say, rōnakyu nan-nyo literally means, everyone, young and old, men and women.
The idiom 男女 (meaning "men and women") is read as danjo, but its reading becomes nan-nyo only in this four-character idiom.
Actually, I do not like this idiom very much, because I cannot speak it smoothly -- I will say rōnaku nyan-no with a high probability.
The four-character idiom rōnyaku nan-nyo (老若男女) refers to men and women of all ages.
Rō (老) means "old," nyaku (若) means "young," nan (男) means "men" and nyo (女) means "women."
That is to say, rōnakyu nan-nyo literally means, everyone, young and old, men and women.
The idiom 男女 (meaning "men and women") is read as danjo, but its reading becomes nan-nyo only in this four-character idiom.
Actually, I do not like this idiom very much, because I cannot speak it smoothly -- I will say rōnaku nyan-no with a high probability.
老若男女
あらゆる層の人々を指す四字熟語に、「老若男女」があります。
「老」は "old"、「若」は "young"、「男」は "men"、「女」は "women" を意味します。
すなわち、「老若男女」は文字どおり、「老人も若者も、男性も女性も、すべての人々」を表しているというわけです。
「男女」だけだと「だんじょ」と読みますが、この四字熟語の中では「なんにょ」と読みます。
私は大抵「老若男女」を読む際に「ろうなくにゃんにょ」のように噛んでしまうので、この言葉はあまり好きではありません。
あらゆる層の人々を指す四字熟語に、「老若男女」があります。
「老」は "old"、「若」は "young"、「男」は "men"、「女」は "women" を意味します。
すなわち、「老若男女」は文字どおり、「老人も若者も、男性も女性も、すべての人々」を表しているというわけです。
「男女」だけだと「だんじょ」と読みますが、この四字熟語の中では「なんにょ」と読みます。
私は大抵「老若男女」を読む際に「ろうなくにゃんにょ」のように噛んでしまうので、この言葉はあまり好きではありません。
Corrections (1)
No. 1 シャル❇️
- That is to say, 'rōnakyu nan-nyo' literally means, everyone, young and old, men and women.
- That is to say, 'rōnaku nan-nyo' literally means, everyone, young and old, men and women.
- Actually, I do not like this idiom very much, because I cannot speak it smoothly -- I will say 'rōnaku nyan-no' with a high probability.
- Actually, I do not like this idiom very much, because I cannot speak it smoothly -- I will probably end up saying 'rōnaku nyan-no' instead of 'rōnaku nan-nyo'.
Toru
Thank you always for correcting me! :)
> 'rōnakyu nan-nyo'
I couldn't write this idiom smoothly even I used a keyboard, haha.
Thank you always for correcting me! :)
> 'rōnakyu nan-nyo'
I couldn't write this idiom smoothly even I used a keyboard, haha.
シャル❇️
Always a pleasure.
> 'rōnakyu nan-nyo'
I couldn't write this idiom smoothly even I used a keyboard, haha.
>まったくだね(笑)
Always a pleasure.
> 'rōnakyu nan-nyo'
I couldn't write this idiom smoothly even I used a keyboard, haha.
>まったくだね(笑)