shí líng yúdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
pangolin (Manis pentadactylata) / scaly ant-eater
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Original source entry:

石鯪魚 石鲮鱼 [shi2 ling2 yu2] /pangolin (Manis pentadactylata)/scaly ant-eater/

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Other forms in these source records: 石鯪魚

  • 石
    dàn

    dry measure for grain equal to ten dou 斗[dǒu] / one hundred liters / ancient pr. [shí]

    shí

    rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]

    Shí

    surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊|石家庄[Shí jiā zhuāng], the capital of Hebei

  • 鲮
    líng

    mud carp (Cirrhina molitorella)

  • 鱼
    yú

    fish (CL:條|条[tiáo],尾[wěi]) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bào yú], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[è yú] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhāng yú])

    Yú

    surname Yu

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