大耳狐
Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
ear | fox | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大耳狐) | 大 | 耳 | 狐 | |
| simp. #(大耳狐) | 大 | 耳 | 狐 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: dà'ěrhú
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄦˇ ㄏㄨˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dà-ěrhú
- Wade–Giles: ta4-êrh3-hu2
- Yale: dà-ěr-hú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daheelhwu
- Palladius: даэрху (daerxu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ ˀɤɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
大耳狐
Synonyms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 大 | 耳 | 狐 |
| おお Grade: 1 |
みみ Grade: 1 |
きつね > ぎつね Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi | ||
Etymology
From 大 (ō-, “large”) + 耳 (mimi, “ear”) + 狐 (kitsune, “fox”). The kitsune changes to gitsune as an instance of rendaku (連濁).
Noun
大耳狐 or 大耳狐 • (ōmimigitsune)
Usage notes
- As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as オオミミギツネ (ōmimigitsune).