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人魚
jan4 jyu4
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Mermaid; Merman - a creature which is half human, half fish. Most commonly found with the top half human and bottom half fish, the breed of fish is yet to be established. This term 人魚 may be applied to both male and female examples of the specied. 美人魚 specifies the mermaid of the beautiful female variety.  Level: 1 Google Frequency: 3,370,000 This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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This word was added by nanimo on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 1st Aug 2009 20:12 |
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Characters in this word:人 jan4 jan4*2 - person魚 jyu4*2 - fish 3 compounds containing this word:美人魚 - Mermaid (Beautiful)食人魚 - the red piranha / pirana 雄人魚 - a merman |
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