Where does “表沙汰” come from?
表沙汰 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 沙汰, from Chinese 沙汰 — to do away with; to abolish.
表沙汰 (Japanese): something that has come out into the open: a...
Definitions
- something that has come out into the open: a...
Ancestry of “表沙汰”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 沙汰 | washing away sand to obtain something desirable,... |
| 2 | Chinese | 沙汰 | to do away with; to abolish |