How do you say guinea pig in Chinese?

[pengyou]

My dictionary says tun shu, and in the mainland they are called helan zhu but searching on either of these - even when using the traditional Chinese words for them, gets me nowhere.

[Tiger Mountaineer]

I believe it's 天竺鼠 (tian1 zhu2 shu3)

[pengyou]

That will do it! Is there a market in Xinzhu that sells pets - rodents, tropical fish, etc? I have looked at a couple in Miaoli county but not seen any of my cute little buddies (guinea pigs).

[piwackit]

Yes, it's tien zhu shu. If you are looking to adopt some I have one whose friends have died. Guinea pigs are social animals and are not supposed to live alone but I don't want to keep buying new ones to keep the old ones company. If you want her I know another lady that is relocating and looking for a home for her two, so you could have three, for free and their housing systems as well.

[Chris]

Delicacy in Peru. They're tasty, but don't have very much meat on them.

[Tempo Gain]

Delicacy in Peru. They're tasty, but don't have very much meat on them.

They were first domesticated round that way as a food source.

[Rockefeller]

Delicacy in Peru. They're tasty, but don't have very much meat on them.

How could you! You monster.

[ChewDawg]

Gere