尖鼠
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尖鼠 (togarinezumi): a shrew.
Chinese
point (of needle); sharp; shrewd point (of needle); sharp; shrewd; pointed |
rat; mouse | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (尖鼠) | 尖 | 鼠 | |
| simp. #(尖鼠) | 尖 | 鼠 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): zim1 syu2
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chiam-chhí / chiam-chhú
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jianshǔ
- Wade–Giles: chien1-shu3
- Yale: jyān-shǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianshuu
- Palladius: цзяньшу (czjanʹšu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄢ ㄕㄨˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jianshǔr
- Wade–Giles: chien1-shu3-ʼrh
- Yale: jyān-shǔr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jianshuul
- Palladius: цзяньшур (czjanʹšur)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ ʂuɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zim1 syu2
- Yale: jīm syú
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzim1 sy2
- Guangdong Romanization: jim1 xu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡siːm⁵⁵ syː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-chhí
- Tâi-lô: tsiam-tshí
- Phofsit Daibuun: ciamchie
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiam-chhú
- Tâi-lô: tsiam-tshú
- Phofsit Daibuun: ciamzhuo
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡siam⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
Noun
尖鼠
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 尖 | 鼠 |
| とが(り) Jinmeiyō |
ねずみ Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
Compound of 尖り (togari, the 連用形 (ren'yōkei, “continuative or stem form”) of verb 尖る togaru, “to be pointy or sharp”) + 鼠 (nezumi, “mouse, rat”).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
尖鼠 or 尖鼠 • (togarinezumi)
- a shrew (mouselike animal)
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as トガリネズミ.
References
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 尖 | 鼠 |