Chinese edit

hundred tongue
trad. (百舌)
simp. #(百舌)

Pronunciation edit


Noun edit

百舌

  1. (~鳥) Alternative name for 烏鶇乌鸫 (wūdōng, “blackbird; Turdus merula”).

Derived terms edit

Japanese edit

Kanji in this term
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Etymology edit

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), literally "hundred tongues", from the way shrikes can mimic other bird calls.

Noun edit

百舌(もず) or 百舌(モズ) (mozu

  1. Alternative spelling of モズ: the bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
  2. Alternative spelling of モズ: a shrike (any bird of family Laniidae)