草魚

Chinese

grass; straw; draft (of a document)
grass; straw; draft (of a document); careless; rough; manuscript; hasty
 
fish
trad. (草魚)
simp. (草鱼)
alternative forms 艸魚

Etymology

A reference of this fish being a herbivore (Bencao Gangmu).

Pronunciation


Noun

草魚

  1. grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) (Classifier: m;  m mn)

Synonyms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
そう
Grade: 1
ぎょ
Grade: 2
on'yomi kan'on

Noun

(そう)(ぎょ) or 草魚(ソウギョ) • (sōgyo

  1. grass carp, Ctenopharyngodon idella

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).

Korean

Hanja in this term

Noun

草魚 • (cho'eo) (hangeul 초어)

  1. hanja form? of 초어 (grass carp)