魚狗
See also: 鱼狗
Chinese
| fish | dog | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (魚狗) | 魚 | 狗 | |
| simp. (鱼狗) | 鱼 | 狗 | |
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yúgǒu
- Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄍㄡˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yúgǒu
- Wade–Giles: yü2-kou3
- Yale: yú-gǒu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yugoou
- Palladius: юйгоу (jujgou)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyu4 gau2
- Yale: yùh gáu
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy4 gau2
- Guangdong Romanization: yu4 geo2
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyː²¹ kɐu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
魚狗
- kingfisher (Classifier: 隻／只 m)
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 翠鳥 (“kingfisher”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 翠, 翡, 翡翠 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 翠鳥 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 翠鳥, 魚狗 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 翠雀, 釣魚郎 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 釣魚郎 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 翠翠鳥 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 翠仔, 官翠仔 |
| Xingning | 羊牯翠 | |
| Huidong (Daling) | 官翠 | |
| Wuhua (Huacheng) | 官翠 | |
| Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 翠鳥 | |
| Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 青翠 | |
| Changting | 翠哩 | |
| Wuping | 沙鰍鑽 | |
| Liancheng | 翠鳥 | |
| Yudu | 翠子 | |
| Ruijin | 翠子 | |
| Shicheng | 翠子 | |
| Shangyou (Shexi) | 取子 | |
| Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 翡翠 | |
| Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 翡翠 | |
| Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 翡翠 | |
| Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 翡翠 | |
| Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 翡翠 | |
| Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 翡翠 | |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 翠毛鳥 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 釣魚翁, 翠軟 |
| Zhangzhou | 釣魚翁 | |
| Tainan | 釣魚翁 GT | |
| Shantou | 釘魚鳥, 釘魚獅鳥 | |
| Shantou (Chenghai) | 釘魚鳥 | |
| Nan'ao (Houzhai) | 釘魚鳥 | |
| Jieyang | 釘魚鳥, 釘魚獅 | |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 釣魚公 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 青翠, 翠花鳥 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | |
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 魚 | 狗 |
| かわせみ | |
| Grade: 2 | Hyōgai |
| jukujikun | |
Etymology
The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 魚狗 / 鱼狗 (yúgǒu, literally “fish dog”)
| For pronunciation and definitions of 魚狗 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 魚狗, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |