バトンタッチ

Japanese

Etymology

Wasei eigo (和製英語; pseudo-anglicism), derived from baton +‎ touch

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) バトンタッチ [bàtóń táꜜtchì] (Nakadaka – [4])[1]
  • IPA(key): [ba̠to̞n ta̠t̚t͡ɕi]

Noun

バトンタッチ • (baton tatchi) 

  1. (sports) baton relay
  2. (by extension) passing the baton; passing the torch

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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