獅虎豹鱉猴狗象鹿
See also: 狮虎豹鳖猴狗象鹿
Chinese
lion tiger leopard; panther turtle monkey dog shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (math.)deer trad. (獅虎豹鱉猴狗象鹿/獅虎豹龞猴狗象鹿) 獅 虎 豹 鱉/龞 猴 狗 象 鹿 simp. (狮虎豹鳖猴狗象鹿) 狮 虎 豹 鳖 猴 狗 象 鹿
Etymology
A phrase comprising words pronounced with the first tone to the eighth tone respectively in Min Nan.
Pronunciation
Phrase
獅虎豹鱉猴狗象鹿
- (Min Nan) A list of eight animals used to memorise the eight tones in Min Nan.
Usage notes
In many dialects of Min Nan, the second tone and the sixth tone have merged.
See also
- 衫短褲闊人矮鼻直/衫短裤阔人矮鼻直
- 東黨棟督同黨洞獨/东党栋督同党洞独
- 君滾棍骨裙滾郡滑/君滚棍骨裙滚郡滑
- (Cantonese) 三九四零五二七八六
- (Mandarin) 媽麻馬罵/妈麻马骂 (mā má mǎ mà)