家鴨
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See also: 家鸭
Chinese[edit]
home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools |
duck | ||
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trad. (家鴨) | 家 | 鴨 | |
simp. (家鸭) | 家 | 鸭 |
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄚ ㄧㄚ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiaya
- Wade–Giles: chia1-ya1
- Yale: jyā-yā
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiaia
- Palladius: цзяя (czjaja)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ jä⁵⁵/
- Homophones:
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家鴨/家鸭
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: gaa1 aap3
- Yale: gā aap
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaa1 aap8
- Guangdong Romanization: ga1 ab3
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaː⁵⁵ aːp̚³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun[edit]
家鴨
- domestic duck (the domesticated variety of mallard)
Japanese[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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家 | 鴨 |
あひる | |
Grade: 2 | Jinmeiyō |
jukujikun |
Appears in texts from the late Muromachi period. Various theories exist regarding the derivation; one of the more common derives this as a sound shift from ahiro, appearing around the same time as a compound of 足 (a, “foot, feet”) + 広 (hiro, stem of adjective 広い (hiroi, “broad, wide”)).
The kanji spelling is jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 家鴨/家鸭 (jiāyā).
Alternative forms[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
家鴨 or 家鴨 • (ahiru) (counter 羽)
- a domestic duck (a domesticated variety of mallard)
- アヒルの子
- ahiru no ko
- a baby duck, a duckling
- アヒルの子
- (slang, often derogatory) a woman who is short and has a large butt
- an academic grade of “B” (from the way the 乙 (otsu) character, used to indicate this grade, looks vaguely like a duck)
- (military) an amphibious truck (from the English duck)
Usage notes[edit]
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as アヒル.
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- 家鴨下駄 (ahiru geta): literally, “duck clogs”: a style of 下駄 (geta, “traditional wooden clogs”) with short “teeth” (the wooden supports underneath) and a short distance between the “teeth”, so named for the way it makes the wearer walk
Idioms[edit]
Idioms
- 家鴨が文庫を背負う (ahiru ga bunko o seō): “a duck carries a collection of books” → metaphor for the appearance of a short woman with a large butt, walking along
- 家鴨の火事見舞い (ahiru no kajimimai)" “a duck going to visit someone after a fire” → a metaphor for a short, unattractive woman with a large butt, walking quickly
- 家鴨の脚絆 (ahiru no kyahan): “(like) a duck's gaiters” → metaphor for something unsuited to someone's nature
- 家鴨も鴨の気位 (ahiru mo kamo no kigurai): “the domestic duck is also as proud as the wild duck” → a metaphor for putting on airs, from the general sense that a domestic duck is not as pretty as a wild duck
Etymology 2[edit]
Kanji in this term | |
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家 | 鴨 |
か Grade: 2 |
おう Jinmeiyō |
on’yomi |
*/ka apu/ → /kaafu/ → */kaawu/ → /kaau/ → /kaɔː/ → /kaoː/
From Middle Chinese 家鴨 (MC kae 'aep).
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