鼯鼠

Chinese

		Petaurista leucogenys	rat; mouse
trad. (鼯鼠)		鼯	鼠
simp. ^#(鼯鼠)		鼯	鼠

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): wúshǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄨˊ ㄕㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁴ syu²
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): gô͘-chhú

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wúshǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˊ ㄕㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: wúshǔ
  - Wade–Giles: wu²-shu³
  - Yale: wú-shǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wushuu
  - Palladius: ушу (ušu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /u³⁵ ʂu²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁴ syu²
  - Yale: ǹgh syú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁴ sy²
  - Guangdong Romanization: ng⁴ xu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍²¹ syː³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gô͘-chhú
  - Tâi-lô: gôo-tshú
  - Phofsit Daibuun: gozhuo
  - IPA (Xiamen): /ɡɔ²⁴⁻²² t͡sʰu⁵³/

Middle Chinese: ngu syoX

Rime
Character	鼯	鼠
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	疑 (31)	書 (26)
Final (韻)	模 (23)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Rising (X)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	五乎切	舒吕切
Baxter	ngu	syoX
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ŋuo/	/ɕɨʌ^X/
Pan Wuyun	/ŋuo/	/ɕiɔ^X/
Shao Rongfen	/ŋo/	/ɕiɔ^X/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ŋɔ/	/ɕɨə̆^X/
Li Rong	/ŋo/	/ɕiɔ^X/
Wang Li	/ŋu/	/ɕĭo^X/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ŋuo/	/ɕi̯wo^X/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	wú	shǔ
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ng⁴	syu²

Noun

鼯鼠

flying squirrel

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 鼯鼠 (“flying squirrel”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		鼯, 鼯鼠, 飛鼯, 鸓, 飛鸓, 鼺, 夷由, 飛生
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鼯鼠
Taxonomic name		鼯鼠
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	飛鼠, 鼯鼠
Central Plains Mandarin	Xining	飛貓兒, 一片瓦
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	飛鼠
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	飛鼠
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	飛鼠
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	飛鼠
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	飛鼠
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	飛鼠
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	飛鼠
Southern Min	Xiamen	鼯鼠

Derived terms

白面鼯鼠

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
鼯	鼠
むささび
Hyōgai	Hyōgai
jukujikun

Alternative spelling
鼺鼠

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) むささび [mùsásábí] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [mɯ̟sa̠sa̠bʲi]

Noun

鼯鼠(むささび) or 鼯鼠(ムササビ) • (musasabi)

Japanese giant flying squirrel (Petaurista leucogenys)
Synonym: 野衾 (nobusuma)

Usage notes

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

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
鼯	鼠
ももんが
Hyōgai	Hyōgai
jukujikun

For pronunciation and definitions of 鼯鼠 – see the following entry.

【モモンガももんが】

[noun] a flying squirrel, especially the Japanese dwarf flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga)

Alternative spellings
摸々具和, 野衾

(This term, 鼯鼠, is an alternative spelling (dated) of the above term.)