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Opossum / Possum
負鼠 is the name for Opossum (aphesis spelling: Possum) in Chinese.
The first character means “carries” and refers to the marsupial pouch. The second character means “rat.” You could say the literal translation is “marsupial rat.”
Chinese opossums vary from the North American variety. Using the two characters shown here may suggest the species native to China.
See Also: Year of the Rat
North American Opossum / Possum
北美負鼠 is the full title for North American Opossum (aphesis spelling: Possum). The first two characters mean “North American” as an adjective. The third character means “carries” and refers to the marsupial pouch. The last character means “rat.” You could say the literal translation is “marsupial rat.”
Chinese opossums vary from the North American variety. If you were to use the last two characters alone, it may suggest the species native to China.
See Also: Year of the Rat
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| Characters If shown, 2nd row is Simp. Chinese |
Pronunciation Romanization |
Simple Dictionary Definition |
嘘寝 see styles |
usone うそね |
(noun/participle) feigned sleep; playing possum |
擬死 see styles |
gishi ぎし |
feigning death; playing possum; tonic immobility; thanatosis; apparent death |
空寝 see styles |
sorane そらね |
(noun/participle) feigned sleep; playing possum |
袋狐 see styles |
fukurogitsune; fukurogitsune ふくろぎつね; フクロギツネ |
(kana only) common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) |
指結び see styles |
yubimusubi ゆびむすび |
possum; phalanger |
ポッサム see styles |
possamu ポッサム |
possum |
偽袋鼯鼠 see styles |
nisefukuromomonga; nisefukuromomonga にせふくろももんが; ニセフクロモモンガ |
(kana only) feathertail possum (Distoechurus pennatus); feather-tailed possum |
禿袋鼯鼠 see styles |
chibifukuromomonga; chibifukuromomonga ちびふくろももんが; チビフクロモモンガ |
(kana only) feather-tailed glider (Acrobates pygmaeus); feathertail glider; flying mouse; pygmy gliding possum |
袋縞栗鼠 see styles |
fukuroshimarisu; fukuroshimarisu ふくろしまりす; フクロシマリス |
(kana only) striped possum (Dactylopsila trivirgata) |
袋鼯鼠騙 see styles |
fukuromomongadamashi; fukuromomongadamashi ふくろももんがだまし; フクロモモンガダマシ |
(kana only) Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) |
フクロギツネ see styles |
fukurogitsune フクロギツネ |
(kana only) common brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula) |
ちびふくろももんが see styles |
chibifukuromomonga ちびふくろももんが |
(kana only) feather-tailed glider (Acrobates pygmaeus); feathertail glider; flying mouse; pygmy gliding possum |
にせふくろももんが see styles |
nisefukuromomonga にせふくろももんが |
(kana only) feathertail possum (Distoechurus pennatus); feather-tailed possum |
ふくろももんがだまし see styles |
fukuromomongadamashi ふくろももんがだまし |
(kana only) Leadbeater's possum (Gymnobelideus leadbeateri) |
Variations: |
shindafuri(死ndafuri, 死nda振ri); shindafuri(死ndafuri) しんだふり(死んだふり, 死んだ振り); しんだフリ(死んだフリ) |
(noun/participle) playing dead; feigning death; playing possum |
The following table may be helpful for those studying Chinese or Japanese...
| Title | Characters | Romaji (Romanized Japanese) | Various forms of Romanized Chinese | |
| Opossum Possum | 負鼠 负鼠 | fù shǔ / fu4 shu3 / fu shu / fushu | ||
| North American Opossum Possum | 北美負鼠 北美负鼠 | běi měi fù shǔ bei3 mei3 fu4 shu3 bei mei fu shu beimeifushu | pei mei fu shu peimeifushu |
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| In some entries above you will see that characters have different versions above and below a line. In these cases, the characters above the line are Traditional Chinese, while the ones below are Simplified Chinese. | ||||
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