뒤쥐

Korean

Etymology

From 뒤 (dwi) +‎ 쥐 (jwi, “mouse”).

Pronunciation

• (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA^(key): [tɥid͡ʑɥi] ~ [tyd͡ʑy]
• Phonetic hangul: [뒤쥐]

Romanizations
Revised Romanization?	dwijwi
Revised Romanization (translit.)?	dwijwi
McCune–Reischauer?	twijwi
Yale Romanization?	twicwi

Noun

뒤쥐 • (dwijwi)

1. shrew
2. Laxmann's shrew, Sorex caecutiens

Synonyms

• (shrew): 첨서 (cheomseo)

Derived terms

• 백두산뒤쥐 (baekdusandwijwi, “Siberian large-toothed shrew”)
• 쇠뒤쥐 (soedwijwi, “slender shrew”)
• 큰발뒤쥐 (keunbaldwijwi, “taiga shrew”)