螻蛄
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See also: 蝼蛄
Chinese
| mole-cricket; Gryllotalpa africona | mole-cricket | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (螻蛄) | 螻 | 蛄 | |
| simp. (蝼蛄) | 蝼 | 蛄 | |
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄡˊ ㄍㄨ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lóugu
- Wade–Giles: lou2-ku1
- Yale: lóu-gū
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lougu
- Palladius: лоугу (lougu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /loʊ̯³⁵ ku⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄡˊ ㄍㄨㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lóugur
- Wade–Giles: lou2-ku1-ʼrh
- Yale: lóu-gūr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lougul
- Palladius: лоугур (lougur)
- Sinological IPA (key): /loʊ̯³⁵ kuɻʷ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: lau4 gu1
- Yale: làuh gū
- Cantonese Pinyin: lau4 gu1
- Guangdong Romanization: leo4 gu1
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɐu̯²¹ kuː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
螻蛄
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 螻 | 蛄 |
| Hyōgai | Hyōgai |
| irregular | |
Etymology
The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 螻蛄／蝼蛄 (lóugū). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
螻蛄 or 螻蛄 or 螻蛄 or 螻蛄 • (kera or okera)
References
mole cricket on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Gryllotalpa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Gryllotalpa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
