鼯鼠
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Chinese
| Petaurista leucogenys | rat; mouse | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鼯鼠) | 鼯 | 鼠 | |
| simp. #(鼯鼠) | 鼯 | 鼠 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄕㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wúshǔ
- Wade–Giles: wu2-shu3
- Yale: wú-shǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wushuu
- Palladius: ушу (ušu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /u³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ng4 syu2
- Yale: ǹgh syú
- Cantonese Pinyin: ng4 sy2
- Guangdong Romanization: ng4 xu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋ̍²¹ syː³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gô͘-chhú
- Tâi-lô: gôo-tshú
- Phofsit Daibuun: gozhuo
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɡɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Middle Chinese: ngu syoX
Noun
鼯鼠
Synonyms
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 鼯, 鼯鼠, 飛鼯, 鸓, 飛鸓, 鼺, 夷由, 飛生 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鼯鼠 | |
| Taxonomic name | 鼯鼠 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 飛鼠, 鼯鼠 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 飛貓兒, 一片瓦 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 飛鼠 |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 飛鼠 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 飛鼠 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 飛鼠 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 飛鼠 | |
| Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping) | 飛鼠 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 飛鼠 | |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 鼯鼠 |
Derived terms
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鼯 | 鼠 |
| むささび | |
| Hyōgai | Hyōgai |
| jukujikun | |
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 鼺鼠 |
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鼯 | 鼠 |
| ももんが | |
| Hyōgai | Hyōgai |
| jukujikun | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 鼯鼠 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 鼯鼠, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.) |