鸚鵡
See also: 鹦鹉
Chinese
phonetic | |||
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trad. (鸚鵡) | 鸚 | 鵡 | |
simp. (鹦鹉) | 鹦 | 鹉 | |
2nd round simp. | 𰋷武 | ||
alternative forms | 鸚䳇/鹦𱉞 |
Pronunciation
Noun
鸚鵡
- parrot
- 鸚鵡能言,不離飛鳥。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Yīngwǔ néng yán, bùlí fēiniǎo. [Pinyin]
- Even when a parrot talks, it still is a bird. [i.e. In order to be a civil human, one must do more than talking like one, but must act like one.]
鹦鹉能言,不离飞鸟。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 鸚鵡 (“parrot”) [map]
Derived terms
Derived terms from 鸚鵡
Descendants
Others:
- ⇒ Bouyei: rogyinywuj
- → Manchu: ᡟᡝᠩᡤᡠᡥᡝ (yengguhe), ᡟᡝᠩᡤᡡᡥᡝ (yenggūhe, “parrot”)
- ⇒? Sogdian: 𐼰𐼷𐼺𐼰𐼴𐽂𐼼𐼷 (ʾymʾwtsy /*imutsi/, “parrot”)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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鸚 | 鵡 |
おう Hyōgaiji |
む Hyōgaiji |
kan’on | goon |
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 オウム.
Derived terms
- 深山鸚鵡 (Miyama ōmu)
- 鸚鵡貝 (ōmugai)
See also
- 鸚哥 (inko)
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