水熊

Chinese

		water; river	bear; to scold; to rebuke
trad. (水熊)		水	熊
simp. #(水熊)		水	熊

Etymology

Calque of English water bear, in turn a calque of German Wasserbär.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shuǐxióng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐxióng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shuěisyóng
    • Wade–Giles: shui³-hsiung²
    • Yale: shwěi-syúng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeishyong
    • Palladius: шуйсюн (šujsjun)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

Noun

水熊

1. water bear

Derived terms

• 水熊蟲／水熊虫 (shuǐxióngchóng)