Where does “河海豚” come from?

河海豚 (Japanese) comes from Japanese 河, from Chinese 河 — river; Yangshupu Creek.

河海豚 (Japanese): a river dolphin

Definitions

  1. a river dolphin

Ancestry of “河海豚”, step by step

河海豚 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese 河

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese河river: a player's discard pile
2Chinese河river; Yangshupu Creek

via Japanese 海豚

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese海豚a dolphin or porpoise
2Chinese海豚dolphin
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