Where does “蛙化現象” come from?

蛙化現象 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 化, from Middle Chinese 化.

蛙化現象 (Japanese): disliking someone once they return signs of romantic affection

Definitions

  1. disliking someone once they return signs of romantic affection

Ancestry of “蛙化現象”, step by step

蛙化現象 traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 化

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese化-ization, -ification; action of making something...
2Middle Chinese化—

via Japanese 現象

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese現象a phenomenon
2Middle Chinese現象—

via Japanese 蛙

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese蛙a frog; a specific mask used in certain Noh...
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