魚狗
See also: 鱼狗
Chinese edit
| fish | dog | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (魚狗) | 魚 | 狗 | |
| simp. (鱼狗) | 鱼 | 狗 | |
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
魚狗
- kingfisher (Classifier: 隻／只 m)
Synonyms edit
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 翠, 翡, 翡翠 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 翠鳥 | |
| Mandarin | Taiwan | 翠鳥, 魚狗 |
| Wuhan | 翠雀, 釣魚郎 | |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 釣魚郎 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 翠翠鳥 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 翠仔, 官翠仔 |
| Xingning | 羊牯翠 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 官翠 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 官翠 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 翠鳥 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 青翠 | |
| Changting | 翠哩 | |
| Wuping | 沙鰍鑽 | |
| Liancheng | 翠鳥 | |
| Yudu | 翠子 | |
| Ruijin | 翠子 | |
| Shicheng | 翠子 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 取子 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 翡翠 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 翡翠 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 翡翠 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 翡翠 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 翡翠 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 翡翠 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 翠毛鳥 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 釣魚翁 |
| Zhangzhou | 釣魚翁 | |
| Tainan | 釣魚翁 GT | |
| Shantou | 釘魚鳥, 釘魚獅鳥 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 釘魚鳥 | |
| Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 釘魚鳥 | |
| Jieyang | 釘魚鳥, 釘魚獅 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 釣魚公 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 青翠, 翠花鳥 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
Japanese edit
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 魚 | 狗 |
| Grade: 2 | Hyōgaiji |
| irregular | |
Etymology edit
The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 魚狗／鱼狗 (yúgǒu, literally “fish dog”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
魚狗 or 魚狗 • (kawasemi) ←かはせみ (kafasemi) or カハセミ (kafasemi)?
- Alternative spelling of 川蝉 (“common kingfisher”)