扇珊瑚

Chinese

		fan; to fan; (a measure word for doors, windows, etc.)	coral
trad. (扇珊瑚)		扇	珊瑚
simp. #(扇珊瑚)		扇	珊瑚
Literally: “fan coral”.

Etymology

Compare English fan coral.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shànshānhú

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄢˋ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shànshānhú
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄢˋ ㄕㄢ ㄏㄨˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shànshanhú
    • Wade–Giles: shan⁴-shan¹-hu²
    • Yale: shàn-shān-hú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shannshanhwu
    • Palladius: шаньшаньху (šanʹšanʹxu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂän⁵¹ ʂän⁵⁵ xu³⁵/

Noun

扇珊瑚

1. (～屬) Melithaea
2. (～科) Melithaeidae