驢馬
Chinese edit
donkey | horse; surname | ||
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trad. (驢馬) | 驢 | 馬 | |
simp. (驴马) | 驴 | 马 |
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
驢馬
- (Wenzhounese) mule (offspring of a donkey and a horse)
Synonyms edit
Japanese edit
Kanji in this term | |
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驢 | 馬 |
ろ Hyōgaiji |
ば Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Alternative spelling |
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馿馬 (extended shinjitai) |
Etymology edit
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Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
- a donkey (domestic animal)
Usage notes edit
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ロバ.
See also edit
References edit
- ^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK Publishing, →ISBN
- ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN