鯇魚

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Chinese

carp fish
trad. (鯇魚)
simp. (鲩鱼)

Pronunciation


Noun

鯇魚

  1. grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) (Classifier: c)
    鯇魚鲩鱼   ―  waan5 jyu4 naam5   ―  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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Japanese

Etymology

Compound of (あめ) (ame, rain) + (うお) (uo, fish). It comes from their behavior of migrating upstream in groups during heavy rain (梅雨) in the spawning season.

Noun

鯇魚(あめのうお) (amenouo

  1. A local name (synonym) used for either Biwa Salmon (Oncorhynchus biwaensis) or Amago Salmon (Oncorhynchus masou ishikawae), though it typically refers to the former.

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