金糸猴

Japanese
Kanji in this term
金 糸 猴
きん
Grade: 1		 し
Grade: 1		 こう
Hyōgaiji
on’yomi
Alternative spelling
金絲猴 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) きんし​こー [kìńshíꜜkòò] (Nakadaka – [3])[1]
  • IPA(key): [kʲĩɰ̃ɕiko̞ː]

Noun

金(きん)糸(し)猴(こう) or 金糸猴(キンシコウ) • (kinshikō) ←きんしこう (kinsikou)?

  1. the golden snub-nosed monkey (Rhinopithecus roxellana); known in popular culture for supposedly being the model of fictional character Sun Wukong

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

Synonyms
  • ゴールデンモンキー (gōruden monkī)
  • いぼはなざる (ibohana-zaru)
  • チベットししばなざる (Chibetto shishibana-zaru)

References
  1. Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
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