Meaning of 鼋鱼
鼋鱼 means softshell turtle; a large aquatic reptile resembling a turtle with a leathery shell covered in tubercles. Pronounced yuán yú.
- softshell turtle; a large aquatic reptile resembling a turtle with a leathery shell covered in tubercles
Definitions & Examples
Yuán鼋
yú鱼
shì是
guó国
jiā家
zhòng重
diǎn点
bǎo保
hù护
yě野
shēng生
dòng动
wù物
。
The softshell turtle is a nationally protected wild animal.
Zài在
gǔ古
dài代
chuán传
shuō说
zhōng中
，
yuán鼋
yú鱼
cháng常
bèi被
miáo描
huì绘
chéng成
néng能
fù负
zhòng重
de的
dà大
guī龟
。
In ancient legends, the softshell turtle was often depicted as a large turtle capable of carrying heavy loads.
Zhè这
zhǒng种
yuán鼋
yú鱼
de的
bèi背
jiǎ甲
chéng呈
àn暗
lǜ绿
sè色
，
shàng上
miàn面
zhǎng长
mǎn满
le了
xiǎo小
gē疙
da瘩
。
This type of softshell turtle has a dark green carapace covered with small bumps.
Mín民
jiān间
cháng常
bǎ把
yuán鼋
yú鱼
chēng称
zuò作
lài癞
tóu头
yuán鼋
。
In folk speech, the softshell turtle is commonly called 'lài tóu yuán' (bumpy-headed turtle).