animal | dUng mt | |
female | la (suffix for female animals) | |
cat | 貓 | mau (MW: dzek) |
kitty cat | 貓仔 | mau dzi |
dog | 狗 | gu (MW: dzek) |
doggy | 狗仔 | gu dzi | cow | 牛 | u (MW: dzek) |
chicken | 雞 | gi (MW: dzek) |
hen | mou gi | |
rooster | gUng gi | |
horse | 馬 | ma (MW: dzek, tu) |
pig | 豬 | dzü |
sheep | 綿羊 | min yœng (MW: dzek, tu) Lit. cotton sheep |
mammal | 哺乳類動物 | bou yü löü dUng mt Lit. breast-feeding type of animal |
bear | 熊 | hUng |
grizzly bear | 大灰熊 | dai fui hUng Lit. big grey bear |
polar bear | 北極熊 | bt gIk hUng Lit. North Pole bear |
beaver | 海貍 | hoi lei Lit. sea fox-like animal |
deer | 鹿 | lUk |
elephant | 大象 | dai dzœng (MW: dzek) |
elk | 麋鹿 | mei lUk |
goat | 山羊 | san yœng (MW: dzek, tu) Lit. mountain goat |
hedgehog | tsi wi | |
koala | 樹熊 | sü hUng Lit. tree bear |
leopard | 豹 | pau |
lion | ||
monkey | ||
moose | 麋鹿 | mei lUk |
mouse | 老鼠 | lou sü Lit. old mouse |
panda | 熊貓 | hUng mau Lit. bear cat |
panther | 豹 | pau3 |
porcupine | dzin dzü Lit. arrow pig | |
rabbit | 兔 | tou |
rat | 老鼠 | lou sü Lit. old rat |
reindeer | 馴鹿 | sön lUk Lit. tamed deer |
squirrel | ||
tiger | 老虎 | lou fu Lit. old tiger |
wolf |
bird | 雀 | dzœk (MW: dzek) |
bat | 蝙蝠 | bin fUk (MW: dzek) |
crow | 烏鴉 | wu a Lit. dark/dirty crow |
dove | 白鴿 | bat gap (or gap) Lit. white pigeon |
eagle/falcon/hawk | 鷹 | yIng |
owl | 貓頭鷹 | mau tu yIng Lit. cat-head eagle |
parrot | 鸚鵡 | yIng mou |
pigeon | 白鴿 | bat gap (or gap) Lit. white pigeon |
seagull |
fish | 魚 | yü (MW: tiu) |
dolphin | 海豚 | hoi tün (MW: dzek) Lit. sea piglet |
shark | 鯊魚 | sa yü (MW: tiu) |
whale | 鯨魚 | kIng yü (MW: tiu) |
bug | 蟲 | tsUng (MW: dzek) |
ant | 螞蟻 | ma i (MW: dzek) |
bee | 蜜蜂 | mt fUng (MW: dzek) Lit. honey bee |
butterfly | 蝴蝶 | wu dip (MW: dzek) |
cockroach | 曱甴 | gat dzat (MW: dzek) |
dragonfly | ||
fleas | ||
fly | 烏蠅 | wu yIng (MW: dzek) Lit. dark/dirty fly |
ladybug | ||
lice | ||
mosquito | 蚊 | mn (MW: dzek) |
spider | 蜘蛛 | dzi dzü (MW: dzek) |
spider web | 蜘蛛 | dzi dzü mon |
wasp | 黃蜂 | won fUng Lit. yellow bee |
worm |
crocodile | 鱷魚 | ok yü |
dragon | 龍 | lUng (MW: tiu) |
frog | 青蛙 | tsIng wa Lit. green frog |
lizard | ||
snake | 蛇 | se (MW: tiu) |
turtle | 龜 | gwi (MW: dzek) |
See also Body.
antenna | ||
beak | ||
claw | ||
feather | ||
fur | ||
jaws | ||
paw | ||
scale | ||
tail | ||
tentacle | ||
wing |
bark | ||
bite | ||
growl | ||
meow | ||
purr | ||
sting | ||
wag its tail |
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