百舌

Chinese

		hundred	tongue
trad. (百舌)		百	舌
simp. #(百舌)		百	舌

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bǎishé

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄜˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: bǎishé
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bǎishé
    • Wade–Giles: pai³-shê²
    • Yale: bǎi-shé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baesher
    • Palladius: байшэ (bajšɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ³⁵/

Noun

百舌

1. (～鳥) Alternative name for 烏鶇／乌鸫 (wūdōng, “blackbird; Turdus merula”).

Derived terms

• 百舌之聲／百舌之声

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
百	舌
Grade: 1	Grade: 6
irregular

Etymology

The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), literally "hundred tongues", from the way shrikes can mimic other bird calls.

Noun

百舌(もず) or 百舌(モズ) • (mozu) 

1. Alternative spelling of モズ: the bull-headed shrike (Lanius bucephalus)
2. Alternative spelling of モズ: a shrike (any bird of family Laniidae)