美女蛤

Chinese

		beautiful woman; beauty; lovely lady beautiful woman; beauty; lovely lady; : miss; ma'am; honey	clam
trad. (美女蛤)		美女	蛤
simp. #(美女蛤)		美女	蛤

Circe rivularis.

Etymology

Influenced by the genus name, Circe, and the mythical figure Circe's nature as an enchantress.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): měinǚ gé

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄟˇ ㄋㄩˇ ㄍㄜˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: měinǚ gé [Phonetic: méinǚgé]
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄟˇ ㄋㄩˇ ㄍㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: měinyǔ gé
    • Wade–Giles: mei³-nü³ ko²
    • Yale: měi-nyǔ gé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: meeineu ger
    • Palladius: мэйнюй гэ (mɛjnjuj gɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ny²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɤ³⁵/

Noun

美女蛤

1. Any Venus clam of the genus Circe.