鯉魚
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See also: 鲤鱼
Chinese[edit]
carp | fish | ||
---|---|---|---|
trad. (鯉魚) | 鯉 | 魚 | |
simp. (鲤鱼) | 鲤 | 鱼 |
Etymology[edit]
See the entry 雙鯉魚 for the figurative senses.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
鯉魚
- carp, especially the common carp (Cyprinus carpio) (Classifier: 條/条 m c; 尾 m mn)
- (figuratively) messenger
- (figuratively) letter; correspondence
Synonyms[edit]
Dialectal synonyms of 鯉魚 (“carp”) [map]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Thai: หลีฮื้อ (via Min Nan)
References[edit]
- Duffus, William (1883) “carp”, in English-Chinese Vocabulary of the Vernacular or Spoken Language of Swatow, Swatow: English Presbyterian Mission Press, page 36
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