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頽唐 (たいとう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

頽たい唐とう

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Meanings

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noun

decadence; decline

Literary noun describing a state of moral or cultural decay, decline, or degeneracy. Rare in modern conversation; mostly found in written or formal contexts.

その小しょう説せつは、貴き族ぞく社しゃ会かいの頽たい唐とうを描えがいている。
The novel depicts the decadence of aristocratic society.

Kanji

頽decline, slide
唐T'ang, China, foreign

Similar words

退たい廃はい
退廃 is a more common word for decadence or degeneration, used in both literary and everyday contexts. 頽唐 is rarer and more formal.
衰すい退たい
衰退 means decline or decay in a general sense (e.g., economic decline), while 頽唐 specifically implies moral or cultural decadence.

Etymology

The exact derivation is uncertain; the kanji 頽 (collapse, decline) and 唐 (Tang dynasty, but here likely used phonetically or as a bound element) combine to suggest a state of collapse or degeneracy.