草食動物

See also: 草食动物

Chinese

		grass-eating; herbivorous	animal; creature; moving thing
trad. (草食動物)		草食	動物
simp. (草食动物)		草食	动物

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): cǎoshí dòngwù

(Zhuyin): ㄘㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cou² sik⁶ dung⁶ mat⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: cǎoshí dòngwù
  - Zhuyin: ㄘㄠˇ ㄕˊ ㄉㄨㄥˋ ㄨˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cǎoshíh dòngwù
  - Wade–Giles: tsʻao³-shih² tung⁴-wu⁴
  - Yale: tsǎu-shŕ dùng-wù
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaoshyr donqwuh
  - Palladius: цаоши дунъу (caoši dunʺu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂʐ̩³⁵ tʊŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ u⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cou² sik⁶ dung⁶ mat⁶
  - Yale: chóu sihk duhng maht
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsou² sik⁹ dung⁶ mat⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: cou² xig⁶ dung⁶ med⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰou̯³⁵ sɪk̚² tʊŋ²² mɐt̚²/

Noun

草食動物

herbivore

Synonyms

食草動物／食草动物 (shícǎo dòngwù)

Coordinate terms

肉食動物／肉食动物 (ròushí dòngwù)
雜食動物／杂食动物 (záshí dòngwù)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
草	食	動	物
そう Grade: 1	しょく Grade: 2	どう Grade: 3	ぶつ Grade: 3
on’yomi

Etymology

Compound of 草食 (sōshoku, “grass-eating; herbivorous”) +‎ 動物 (dōbutsu, “animal”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

On’yomi

(Tokyo) そーしょくどーぶつ [sòóshókú dóꜜòbùtsù] (Nakadaka – [5])[2]
IPA^(key): [so̞ːɕo̞kɯ̟ᵝ do̞ːbɯ̟ᵝt͡sɨᵝ]

Noun

草(そう)食(しょく)動(どう)物(ぶつ) • (sōshoku dōbutsu) ^{←さうしょくどうぶつ (sausyokudoubutu)^?}

An herbivore.

Antonyms

肉食動物(にくしょくどうぶつ) (nikushoku dōbutsu): a carnivore

References

1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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