Where does “baiji” come from?
Baiji comes from Mandarin 白鱀豚, a Chinese name for an extinct river dolphin whose literal meaning is uncertain.
baiji (English): A freshwater dolphin , only found in the Yangtze...
Definitions
- A freshwater dolphin , only found in the Yangtze...
Ancestry of “baiji”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Mandarin | 白芨 | — |