鬚鯨
See also: 须鲸
Chinese
| beard; moustache | whale | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鬚鯨) | 鬚 | 鯨 | |
| simp. (须鲸) | 须 | 鲸 | |
| anagram | 鯨鬚／鲸须 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: xūjīng
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄩ ㄐㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: syujing
- Wade–Giles: hsü1-ching1
- Yale: syū-jīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiujing
- Palladius: сюйцзин (sjujczin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕy⁵⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
[Show/Hide] 虛驚 / 虚惊
鬚鯨 / 须鲸
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: sou1 king4
- Yale: sōu kìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: sou1 king4
- Guangdong Romanization: sou1 king4
- Sinological IPA (key): /sou̯⁵⁵ kʰɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
鬚鯨
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鬚 | 鯨 |
| ひげ Hyōgai |
くじら Grade: S |
| kun'yomi | |
Etymology
From 鬚 (hige, “beard”) + 鯨 (kujira, “whale”).
Pronunciation
Noun
鬚鯨 or 鬚鯨 • (higekujira) ←ひげくぢら (figekudira)?
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 ヒゲクジラ (higekujira).