Chinese

Noun

栗鼠 (classifier 隻／只 (zhī))

1. squirrel

Synonyms

• 灰鼠 (huīshǔ)
• 松鼠 (sōngshǔ)

Japanese

Etymology

栗 ‎(“chestnut”) +‎ 鼠 ‎(“mouse”). The kanji is jukujikun (熟字訓).

Red Squirrel

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
• (Tokyo) り​す [ríꜜsù] (Atamadaka - [1])^[1]
• IPA^(key): [ɾisɯᵝ]

Noun

栗鼠 ‎(hiragana りす, katakana リス, romaji risu)

1. a squirrel
   • (Can we date this quote?) “パンツにリスがいるんだよ [S.I.M.P. (Squirrels In My Pants)]” (in Japanese):

     あ———　パンツにリスが！

     A——— Pantsu ni risu ga!

     AHHHHHHH! There are squirrels in my pants!

     
     パンツに凄 (すご)いリスがいるんだってさ

     Pantsu ni sugoi risu ga irun datte sa

     That girl's got some serious squirrels in her pants.

     
     パンツにリスが！

     Pantsu ni risu ga!

     There are squirrels in my pants!

     
     どうしてそんなに飛 (と)び跳 (は)ねる？

     Dōshite sonna ni tobihaneru?

     Tell me what's making you jump like that!

     
     パンツにリスがいるんだよ

     Pantsu ni risu ga irunda yo

     S-I-M-P, squirrels in my pants!

     
     鶏 (にわとり)でも鼠 (ねずみ)でもなく

     Niwatori demo nezumi demo naku

     Ain't got no chickens, ain't got no rats

     
     パンツにリスがいるんだよ

     Pantsu ni risu ga irunda yo

     S-I-M-P, squirrels in my pants!

     
     パンツにリスが！

     Pantsu ni risu ga!

     Squirrels in my pants!

References

1. ↑ 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, ISBN 978-4-14-011112-3