鸚鵡
See also: 鹦鹉
Chinese
phonetic | |||
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trad. (鸚鵡) | 鸚 | 鵡 | |
simp. (鹦鹉) | 鹦 | 鹉 | |
variant forms | 鸚䳇 |
Pronunciation
Noun
鸚鵡
- parrot
- 鸚鵡能言,不離飛鳥。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, circa 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.]
Derived terms
Descendants
Others:
- → Manchu: ᡟᡝᠩᡤᡠᡥᡝ (yengguhe), ᡟᡝᠩᡤᡡᡥᡝ (yenggūhe, “parrot”)
- → Sogdian: [script needed] (ʾymʾwtsy, “parrot”) < 鸚鵡子
- → Tocharian A: yāmutsi (“kind of waterfowl - flamingo?”)
- → Tocharian B: yāmuttsi (“kind of waterfowl - flamingo?”)
Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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鸚 | 鵡 |
おう Hyōgaiji |
む Hyōgaiji |
on’yomi |
Derived terms
- 深山鸚鵡 (Miyama ōmu)
- 鸚鵡貝 (ōmugai)
See also
- 鸚哥 (inko)
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