不毛

Chinese

not; no hair; fur; one tenth of a yuan or dollar
simp. and trad.
(不毛)

Pronunciation


Adjective

不毛

  1. (attributive, of land) barren, sterile, infertile

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Derived terms

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (不毛):
  • Japanese: ()(もう) (fumō)
  • Korean: 불모(不毛) (bulmo)
  • Vietnamese: bất mao (不毛)

Japanese

Kanji in this term

Grade: 4
もう
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɸɯ̟ᵝmo̞ː]

Adjective

()(もう) • (fumō) -na (adnominal ()(もう) (fumō na), adverbial ()(もう) (fumō ni))

  1. barren, sterile, infertile
    ()(もう)()()になっています。
    Fumō na tochi ni natteimasu.
    The soil has become barren.
  2. barren, fruitless, futile
    ()(もう)(ろん)(そう)
    fumō na ronsō
    a barren controversy

Inflection

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Noun

()(もう) • (fumō) 

  1. barrenness, sterility, infertility
  2. barrenness, fruitlessness, futility
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