Chinese
Etymology
From English kangaroo.
Pronunciation
Noun
更格盧
- (obsolete) kangaroo
- Synonym: 袋鼠 (dàishǔ)
1894, 崔國因, 出使美日祕國日記, volume 3, page 4:
此外如更格盧獸形似鼠而大 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
此外如更格卢兽形似鼠而大 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- cǐwài rú gēnggélú shòu xíng sì shǔ ér dà [Pinyin]
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1899, “西學·乳哺類”, in 格致益聞滙報, number 88, page 698:
概更格盧居袋中時雖飲乳亦隨母食草 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
概更格卢居袋中时虽饮乳亦随母食草 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- gài gēnggélú jū dài zhōng shí suī yǐn rǔ yì suí mǔ shí cǎo [Pinyin]
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1933, 葉玉麟, editor, 再增國語註解幼學瓊林讀本, 廣益書局, page 96:
外國有更格盧卽袋鼠,心胸前生皮袋,盛其兒. [MSC, trad.]
外国有更格卢卽袋鼠,心胸前生皮袋,盛其儿. [MSC, simp.]- Wàiguó yǒu gēnggélú jí dàishǔ, xīnxiōng qián shēng pídài, shèng qí ér. [Pinyin]
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