鼺
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Translingual
Han character
鼺 (Kangxi radical 208, 鼠+15, 28 strokes, cangjie input 竹女田田田 (HVWWW), composition ⿰鼠畾)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1529, character 35
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 48493
- Dae Jaweon: page 2066, character 10
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4778, character 14
- Unihan data for U+9F3A
Chinese
| simp. and trad. |
鼺 | |
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Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “variant of 鸓?”)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: léi
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: léi
- Wade–Giles: lei2
- Yale: léi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: lei
- Palladius: лэй (lɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /leɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: leoi4
- Yale: lèuih
- Cantonese Pinyin: loey4
- Guangdong Romanization: lêu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɵy̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
Definitions
鼺
- (obsolete) flying squirrel
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 鼯鼠 (“flying squirrel”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Japanese
Kanji
鼺
- flying squirrel (contraction of 鼯鼠)
Readings
- Go-on: るい (rui)←るゐ (rwi, historical)
- Kan-on: るい (rui)←るゐ (rwi, historical)
- Kun: むささび (musasabi, 鼺)