穿山甲

Chinese

		to bore through; pierce; perforate to bore through; pierce; perforate; penetrate; pass through; to dress; to wear; to put on; to thread	mountain; hill	1st heavenly stem; armour; shell
trad. (穿山甲)		穿	山	甲
simp. ^#(穿山甲)		穿	山	甲

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chuānshānjiǎ

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄢㄕㄢㄐㄧㄚˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cyun¹ saan¹ gaap³
Eastern Min (BUC): chiŏng-săng-gák
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): chhoan-san-kah

(Teochew, Peng'im): cuang¹ suan¹ gah⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chuānshānjiǎ
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢㄕㄢㄐㄧㄚˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chuanshanjiǎ
  - Wade–Giles: chʻuan¹-shan¹-chia³
  - Yale: chwān-shān-jyǎ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chuanshanjea
  - Palladius: чуаньшаньцзя (čuanʹšanʹczja)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰu̯än⁵⁵ ʂän⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong–Macau)⁺
  - Jyutping: cyun¹ saan¹ gaap³
  - Yale: chyūn sāan gaap
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsyn¹ saan¹ gaap⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: qun¹ san¹ gab³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰyːn⁵⁵ saːn⁵⁵ kaːp̚³/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: chiŏng-săng-gák
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰuoŋ⁵⁵⁻²¹ ^(s-)naŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ ^(k-)ŋɑʔ²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhoan-san-kah
  - Tâi-lô: tshuan-san-kah
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zhoansankaq
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰuan⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰuan³³ san³³ kaʔ⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰuan⁴⁴⁻²² san⁴⁴⁻²² kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰuan⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ kaʔ³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰuan⁴⁴⁻³³ san⁴⁴⁻³³ kaʔ³²/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: cuang¹ suan¹ gah⁴
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshuang suaⁿ kah
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰuaŋ³³⁻²³ sũã³³⁻²³ kaʔ²/

Noun

穿山甲

Synonyms

(pangolin):

Dialectal synonyms of 穿山甲 (“pangolin”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		鯪鯉, 龍鯉
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		穿山甲, 鯪鯉
Taxonomic name		穿山甲
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	穿山甲
Northeastern Mandarin	Singapore	穿山甲
Southwestern Mandarin	Guiyang	穿山甲
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	穿山甲
Cantonese	Guangzhou	穿山甲
	Hong Kong	穿山甲
	Dongguan	穿山甲
Gan	Nanchang	穿山甲
	Pengze	鑽山甲
	Lichuan	穿山甲, 關穿
	Pingxiang	鱗鱗甲
Hakka	Meixian	鰱鯉
	Xingning	鰱鯉
	Huidong (Daling)	過山甲
	Nanxiong (Zhuji)	鱗甲
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	鰱鯉
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	甲鱗
	Changting	鰱鯉
	Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding)	穿山甲, 鰱鯉
	Wuping	鰱鯉
	Wuping (Pingyu)	鰱鯉
	Liancheng	鰱鯉
	Ninghua	鰱鯉
	Yudu	鱗甲
	Ruijin	鱗鯉
	Shicheng	鰱鯉
	Shangyou (Shexi)	鱗甲
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鰱鯉
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	鰱鯉
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	鰱鯉
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	鰱鯉
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鰱鯉
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鰱鯉
	Singkawang	鰱鯉
Northern Min	Jian'ou	鯪鯉甲
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	鯪鯉
	Fuzhou (Changle)	鯪鯉
	Fuqing	鯪鯉
	Yongtai	鯪鯉
	Gutian	鯪鯉
	Fu'an	鯪鯉
	Ningde	鯪鯉
	Shouning	鯪鯉
	Zhouning	鯪鯉
	Fuding	鯪鯉
	Sibu (Minqing)	鯪鯉
Southern Min	Xiamen	鯪鯉, 步山虎
	Quanzhou	鯪鯉
	Jinjiang	鯪鯉
	Shishi	鯪鯉
	Zhangzhou	鯪鯉
	Taipei	鯪鯉
	Kaohsiung	鯪鯉
	Yilan	鯪鯉
	Penang (Hokkien)	鯪鯉
	Singapore (Hokkien)	鯪鯉
	Chaozhou	鯪鯉
	Shantou	鯪鯉
	Jieyang	鯪鯉
	Haifeng	鯪鯉
	Singapore (Teochew)	鯪鯉
	Leizhou	羅鯉鱗
	Haikou	鱗鯉鱗
Puxian Min	Putian	鯪鯉
Puxian Min	Xianyou	鯪鯉
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	穿山甲
Waxiang	Guzhang (Gaofeng)	山裡魚
Xiang	Hengyang	穿山子, 鯪甲
Xiangnan Tuhua	Jiangyong	甲蟲
Xiangnan Tuhua	Dong'an	鱗甲

Derived terms

中華穿山甲 / 中华穿山甲 (Zhōnghuá chuānshānjiǎ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (穿山甲):

→ Japanese: 穿(セン)山(ザン)甲(コウ) (senzankō)
→ Korean: 천산갑(穿山甲) (cheonsan'gap)
→ Vietnamese: xuyên sơn giáp (穿山甲)

Others:

→ Vietnamese: xuyên sơn

Japanese

Kanji in this term
穿	山	甲
せん Jinmeiyō	さん > ざん Grade: 1	こう Grade: S
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) せんざんこー [sèńzáꜜǹkòò] (Nakadaka – [3])
IPA^(key): [sẽ̞nd͡zã̠ŋko̞ː]

Noun

穿(せん)山(ざん)甲(こう) or 穿山甲(センザンコウ) • (senzankō) ^{←せんざんかふ (senzankafu) or センザンカフ (senzankafu)^?}

a pangolin

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as センザンコウ (senzankō).

References

“^▲穿山甲”, in 漢字ぺディア [Kanjipedia]‎^[1] (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation, 2015–2025

Korean

Hanja in this term
穿	山	甲

Noun

穿山甲 • (cheonsan'gap) (hangeul 천산갑)

hanja form^? of 천산갑 (“pangolin”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
穿	山	甲

Noun

穿山甲

chữ Hán form of xuyên sơn giáp (“pangolin”)