蜜袋鼯
mìdàiwú
The English phrase sugar glider is translated into Mandarin as 蜜袋鼯 (mìdàiwú).
蜜袋鼯 is a noun used to refer to the sugar glider (Petaurus breviceps).
Meaning: Petaurus breviceps (noun)
How do you pronounce it?
The romanization is mìdàiwú.
Did you know?
- In Chinese pet culture, sugar gliders are often called 小蜜 for short, which sounds like a term of endearment meaning 'little honey'.
- The character 鼯 is quite rare and is typically only found in scientific names or specialized biological texts.
- An English speaker might expect a name like 'flying squirrel', but the Chinese name emphasizes the pouch instead of the flight.
Examples in context
- 这只蜜袋鼯很可爱。Zhè zhī mìdàiwú hěn kě'ài.This sugar glider is very cute.
- 他在喂食蜜袋鼯。Tā zài wèishí mìdàiwú.He is feeding the sugar glider.
- 你想养蜜袋鼯吗？Nǐ xiǎng yǎng mìdàiwú ma?Do you want to raise a sugar glider?
Example conversation
Two friends are looking at a pet shop window.
- 俊杰 Junjie你看，那只蜜袋鼯在睡觉。Nǐ kàn, nà zhī mìdàiwú zài shuìjiào.Look, that sugar glider is sleeping.
- 晓雯 Xiaowen它真的很漂亮。Tā zhēn de hěn piàoliang.It is really beautiful.
- 俊杰 Junjie你想买一只吗？Nǐ xiǎng mǎi yì zhī ma?Do you want to buy one?
- 晓雯 Xiaowen我还没准备好。Wǒ hái méi zhǔnbèi hǎo.I am not ready yet.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “sugar glider” translations, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
