迷言

Japanese
Kanji in this term
迷 言
めい
Grade: 5		 げん
Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

Modification of 名言 (meigen, “wise saying”) by replacing 名 (“famous”) with 迷 (“odd, bewildering”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [me̞ːɡẽ̞ɴ]

Noun

迷(めい)言(げん) • (meigen) 

  1. (slang) a saying or quote that is questionable but somehow intriguing
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