百舌

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎishé

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄜˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bǎishé
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: baesher
  - IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ʂɤ³⁵/

Noun

百舌

(～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: 5
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 (hiragana もず, katakana モズ, rōmaji mozu)

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

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