蝾螈 (róng yuán) — salamander; newt
Definition
noun
salamandernewt
Measure word · 只
Examples
- 蝾螈。Zhè zhǒng róng yuán shēng huó zài qīng chè de xī liú zhōng.This kind of salamander lives in clear streams.
- 蝾螈。Hái zi men zài chí táng lǐ fā xiàn le yì zhī róng yuán.The children found a newt in the pond.
- 蝾螈，。róng yuán Shì yì zhǒng liǎng qī dòng wù, pí fū guāng huá shī rùn.Salamanders are amphibians with smooth, moist skin.
Origin
Single-morpheme word构词法gòucífǎ
联绵liánmiánBound pair
Two characters that only ever appear together, spelling one ancient two-syllable word.
蝾róng
螈yuán
蝾螈 uses 蝾 and 螈 only as a pair; the characters carry no separate meanings here, naming a salamander or newt.
Sound-only characters
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