火鼠
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火鼠 (hinezumi, kaso): woodblock print from the Wakan Sansai Zue (和漢三才図会)
Chinese
fire; angry; fierce fire; angry; fierce; fiery; thriving |
rat; mouse | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (火鼠) | 火 | 鼠 | |
| simp. #(火鼠) | 火 | 鼠 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: huǒshǔ
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄕㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: huǒshǔ
- Wade–Giles: huo3-shu3
- Yale: hwǒ-shǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huooshuu
- Palladius: хошу (xošu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fo2 syu2
- Yale: fó syú
- Cantonese Pinyin: fo2 sy2
- Guangdong Romanization: fo2 xu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /fɔː³⁵ syː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hóe-chhí
- Tâi-lô: hué-tshí
- Phofsit Daibuun: hoefchie
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hue⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰi⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hé-chhú
- Tâi-lô: hé-tshú
- Phofsit Daibuun: hefzhuo
- IPA (Taipei): /he⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
Noun
火鼠
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 松鼠 (“squirrel”)
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 火 | 鼠 |
| ひ Grade: 1 |
ねずみ Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi | |
Compound of Old Japanese elements 火 (hi, “fire”) + 鼠 (nezumi, “rat, mouse”).
Pronunciation
Noun
- a fire-rat: an imaginary creature of ancient China resembling a white rat, thought to live in the volcanoes of the South China Sea and to have fireproof fur
- 10th century: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
- 唐土にある、火鼠の裘を給へ
- もろこしにある、ひねずみのかわごろもをたまえ
- Morokoshi ni aru, hinezumi no kawagoromo o tamae
- Get me the fur robe of the fire-rat in China...
- 唐土にある、火鼠の裘を給へ
- 10th century: The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter
Derived terms
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 火 | 鼠 |
| か Grade: 1 |
そ Hyōgai |
| on'yomi | |
/kwaso/ → /kaso/
From Middle Chinese compound 火鼠 (MC xwaX syoX, literally “fire rat”). Date of borrowing unknown.
Pronunciation
Noun
Usage notes
The hinezumi reading is more common.