百舌

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): bǎishé

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˇ ㄕㄜˊ

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

(～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)

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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