沼蛇尾

Chinese

		pond; pool	brittle star
simp. and trad. (沼蛇尾)		沼	蛇尾

Etymology

Possibly a partial calque of translingual Amphilimna, calquing Ancient Greek λῐ́μνη (límnē, “pond”) into Chinese 沼 (zhǎo).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǎoshéwěi

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄠˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄨㄟˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎoshéwěi
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄠˇ ㄕㄜˊ ㄨㄟˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎoshéwěi
    • Wade–Giles: chao³-shê²-wei³
    • Yale: jǎu-shé-wěi
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaosherwoei
    • Palladius: чжаошэвэй (čžaošɛvɛj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂɤ³⁵ weɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Noun

沼蛇尾

1. (～屬) Amphilimna