穿山甲

Chinese
 
to bore through; pierce; perforate
to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread
 mountain; hill 1st heavenly stem; armour; shell
trad. (穿山甲) 穿 山 甲
simp. #(穿山甲) 穿 山 甲

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

穿山甲

  1. pangolin
  2. (traditional Chinese medicine) pangolin scales

Synonyms
  • (pangolin):
Dialectal synonyms of 穿山甲 (“pangolin”) [map]
Variety Location Words
Classical Chinese 鯪鯉, 龍鯉
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) 穿山甲, 鯪鯉
Taxonomic name 穿山甲
Mandarin Taiwan 穿山甲
Guiyang 穿山甲
Liuzhou 穿山甲
Singapore 穿山甲
Cantonese Guangzhou 穿山甲
Hong Kong 穿山甲
Dongguan 穿山甲
Gan Nanchang 穿山甲
Pengze 鑽山甲
Lichuan 穿山甲, 關穿
Pingxiang 鱗鱗甲
Hakka Meixian 鰱鯉
Xingning 鰱鯉
Huidong (Daling) 過山甲
Nanxiong (Zhuji) 鱗甲
Shaoguan (Qujiang) 鰱鯉
Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) 甲鱗
Changting 鰱鯉
Wuping 鰱鯉
Wuping (Pingyu) 鰱鯉
Liancheng 鰱鯉
Ninghua 鰱鯉
Yudu 鱗甲
Ruijin 鱗鯉
Shicheng 鰱鯉
Shangyou (Shexi) 鱗甲
Miaoli (N. Sixian) 鰱鯉
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) 鰱鯉
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) 鰱鯉
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) 鰱鯉
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) 鰱鯉
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) 鰱鯉
Singkawang 鰱鯉
Northern Min Jian'ou 鯪鯉甲
Eastern Min Fuzhou 鯪鯉
Changle 鯪鯉
Fuqing 鯪鯉
Yongtai 鯪鯉
Gutian 鯪鯉
Fu'an 鯪鯉
Ningde 鯪鯉
Shouning 鯪鯉
Zhouning 鯪鯉
Fuding 鯪鯉
Sibu (Minqing) 鯪鯉
Southern Min Xiamen 鯪鯉, 步山虎
Quanzhou 鯪鯉
Jinjiang 鯪鯉
Zhangzhou 鯪鯉
Taipei 鯪鯉
Kaohsiung 鯪鯉
Yilan 鯪鯉
Penang (Hokkien) 鯪鯉
Singapore (Hokkien) 鯪鯉
Chaozhou 鯪鯉
Shantou 鯪鯉
Jieyang 鯪鯉
Haifeng 鯪鯉
Singapore (Teochew) 鯪鯉
Leizhou 羅鯉鱗
Haikou 鱗鯉鱗
Puxian Min Putian 鯪鯉
Xianyou 鯪鯉
Southern Pinghua Nanning (Tingzi) 穿山甲

Derived terms

Descendants
Sino-Xenic (穿山甲):

Others:

Japanese
Kanji in this term
穿 山 甲
せん
Jinmeiyō		 さん > ざん
Grade: 1		 こう
Grade: S
on’yomi

Pronunciation
  • (Tokyo) せんざ​んこー [sèńzáꜜǹkòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
  • IPA(key): [sẽ̞nd͡zã̠ŋko̞ː]

Noun

穿(せん)山(ざん)甲(こう) or 穿山甲(センザンコウ) • (senzankō) ←せんざんかふ (senzankafu) or センザンカフ (senzankafu)?

  1. a pangolin

Korean
Hanja in this term
穿山甲

Noun

穿山甲 • (cheonsan'gap) (hangeul 천산갑)

  1. Hanja form? of 천산갑 (“pangolin”).

Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term
穿山甲

Noun

穿山甲

  1. chữ Hán form of xuyên sơn giáp (“pangolin”).
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