水熊

Chinese

		water; river	bear; to scold; to rebuke
trad. (水熊)		水	熊
simp. ^#(水熊)		水	熊

Etymology

Calque of English water bear, in turn a calque of German Wasserbär.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǐxióng

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐxióng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄒㄩㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuěisyóng
  - Wade–Giles: shui³-hsiung²
  - Yale: shwěi-syúng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeishyong
  - Palladius: шуйсюн (šujsjun)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ʊŋ³⁵/

Noun

水熊

water bear

Derived terms

水熊蟲／水熊虫 (shuǐxióngchóng)

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