貓鼠

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Chinese

cat rat; mouse
trad. (貓鼠)
simp. (猫鼠)
alternative forms 𫫯鼠
老鼠
撓鼠挠鼠
獟鼠𬌮鼠

Etymology

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Pronunciation


  • Southern Min
    • (Teochew)
      • Peng'im: ngiao2 ce2 / ngiou2 ce2 / ngiao2 cu2
      • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngiáu tshṳ́ / ngióu tshṳ́ / ngiáu tshú
      • Sinological IPA (key): /ŋiau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɯ⁵²/, /ŋiou⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰɯ⁵²/, /ŋiau⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰu⁵²⁻²¹/

Noun

貓鼠

  1. (Teochew, dialectal Zhangzhou Hokkien, Hainanese) mouse; rat

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