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人魚

jan4 jyu4

ren2 yu2

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.

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人魚

人 jan4 ren2 - person
魚 jyu4*2 jyu4 yu2 - fish

This word was added by nanimo on 14th Jul 2004 and last edited on 1st Dec 2007

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