Korean

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Etymology

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Literally "cousin of the mandarin duck." From 원앙 (鴛鴦, wonang, “mandarin duck”) + 사촌 (四寸, sachon, “cousin”).

Pronunciation

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Romanizations
Revised Romanization?wonangsachon
Revised Romanization (translit.)?won'angsachon
McCune–Reischauer?wŏnangsach'on
Yale Romanization?wen.angsa.chon

Noun

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원앙사촌 (wonangsachon) (hanja 鴛鴦四寸)

  1. The crested shelduck, Tadorna cristata, a rare species of shelduck now believed extinct.

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References

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  • National Institute of the Korean Language (Naver.com mirror) (2007 January 8 (last accessed)) “원앙사촌 [wonangsachon]”, in 표준국어대사전 [pyojun'gugeodaesajeon]‎[1]
  • Lee, Woo-Shin with Tae-Hoe Koo, Jin-Young Park (tr. by Desmond Allen) (2002) A field guide to the birds of Korea, Seoul: LG Evergreen Foundation, →ISBN