鴨嘴
Chinese
editduck | mouth | ||
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trad. (鴨嘴) | 鴨 | 嘴 | |
simp. (鸭嘴) | 鸭 | 嘴 |
Pronunciation
edit- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄚ ㄗㄨㄟˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yazuěi
- Wade–Giles: ya1-tsui3
- Yale: yā-dzwěi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: iatzoei
- Palladius: яцзуй (jaczuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /jä⁵⁵ t͡su̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: aap3 zeoi2
- Yale: aap jéui
- Cantonese Pinyin: aap8 dzoey2
- Guangdong Romanization: ab3 zêu2
- Sinological IPA (key): /aːp̚³ t͡sɵy̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
edit鴨嘴
- bill of a duck
- (figurative, informal) Short for 鴨嘴器/鸭嘴器 (yāzuǐqì, “speculum used in gynaecological examinations”).
Derived terms
editJapanese
editKanji in this term | |
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鴨 | 嘴 |
かも(の) Jinmeiyō |
はし Hyōgai |
kun'yomi |
Etymology
editCompound of 鴨 (kamo, “duck”) + の (no, possessive particle) + 嘴 (hashi, “bill, beak”). The の (no) is omitted in the spelling.
The platypus sense is a calque of English duck-billed platypus.
Pronunciation
edit- (Tokyo) かものはし [kàmó nóꜜ hàshì] (Nakadaka – [3])[1][2][3]
- (Tokyo) かものはし [káꜜmò nò hàshì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1][3]
- IPA(key): [ka̠mo̞ no̞ ha̠ɕi]
Noun
edit鴨嘴 or 鴨嘴 • (kamo no hashi)
- a platypus
- a. 2012, カモノハシペリーのテーマ (Perry the Platypus theme song):
- オー ペリー カモノハシペリー!
エージェントピーと呼びまえ
ペリー!
だからエージェントPだってのに
エージェントP!- Ō perī kamo no hashi perī!
ējento pī to yobimae
perī!
dakara ējento P datte noni
ējento P! - Oh, Perry, Perry the Platypus!
But you can call him Agent P
Perry!
I said you can call him Agent P
Agent P!
- Ō perī kamo no hashi perī!
- オー ペリー カモノハシペリー!
- a. 2012, カモノハシペリーのテーマ (Perry the Platypus theme song):
- Ischaemum aristatum var. glaucum, a kind of smutgrass or batiki bluegrass
Usage notes
editAs with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as カモノハシ.
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
- ^ Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
Further reading
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