baiji

English

Etymology 1

From Mandarin 白鱀豚 (báijìtún)

Noun

baiji (plural baijis)

A freshwater dolphin (Lipotes vexillifer), only found in the Yangtze River. Declared functionally extinct in 2006.

Synonyms

Translations

freshwater dolphin

Chinese:
Mandarin: 白鱀豚 (zh) (báijìtún)

Min Nan: 白鱀豚 (pe̍h-kî-thûn)

Finnish: kiinanjokidelfiinni
Russian: байцзи́ m (bajczí)

Etymology 2

From Mandarin 白芨 (báijī)

Noun

baiji (uncountable)

Alternative form of bai ji

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