鯨魚

See also: 鲸鱼

Chinese

	whale	fish
trad. (鯨魚)	鯨	魚
simp. (鲸鱼)	鲸	鱼
alternative forms	京魚／京鱼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Standard)
(Pinyin): jīngyú

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄩˊ

(Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): җинйү (žinyü, I-I)
Cantonese
(Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): king⁴ jyu⁴ / king⁴ jyu^4-2

(Taishan, Wiktionary): ken³ ngui³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kîn-ǹg
Eastern Min (BUC): gĭng-ngṳ̀
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): keng-hî / keng-hîr / keng-hû / khêng-hîr / khêng-hî / khêng-hû / kiang-hî

(Teochew, Peng'im): kêng⁵ he⁵
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶jin-ng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jīngyú
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄩˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jingyú
  - Wade–Giles: ching¹-yü²
  - Yale: jīng-yú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingyu
  - Palladius: цзинъюй (czinʺjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ y³⁵/
- (Dungan)
  - Cyrillic and Wiktionary: җинйү (žinyü, I-I)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ²⁴ y²⁴/
  (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: king⁴ jyu⁴ / king⁴ jyu^4-2
  - Yale: kìhng yùh / kìhng yú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: king⁴ jy⁴ / king⁴ jy^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: king⁴ yu⁴ / king⁴ yu^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰɪŋ²¹ jyː²¹/, /kʰɪŋ²¹ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
  - Wiktionary: ken³ ngui³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰen²² ᵑɡui²²/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kîn-ǹg
  - Hakka Romanization System: gin^ˊ ng^ˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: gin¹ ng²
  - Sinological IPA: /kin²⁴ ŋ̍¹¹/
Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: gĭng-ngṳ̀
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiŋ⁵⁵ ŋy⁵³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-hî
  - Tâi-lô: king-hî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kenghii
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi¹³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²³/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Singapore)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-hîr
  - Tâi-lô: king-hîr
  - IPA (Singapore): /keŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hɯ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kiɪŋ³³ hɯ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: keng-hû
  - Tâi-lô: king-hû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kenghuu
  - IPA (Taipei): /kiɪŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hu²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khêng-hîr
  - Tâi-lô: khîng-hîr
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiɪŋ²⁴⁻²² hɯ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khêng-hî
  - Tâi-lô: khîng-hî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qenghii
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiɪŋ²³⁻³³ hi²³/
- (Hokkien: Penang)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khêng-hû
  - Tâi-lô: khîng-hû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qenghuu
  - IPA (Penang): /kʰeŋ²³⁻²¹ hu²³/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Yilan)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiang-hî
  - Tâi-lô: kiang-hî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: kianghii
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²³/
  - IPA (Yilan): /kiaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ hi²⁴/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: kêng⁵ he⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: khêng hṳ̂
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰeŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ hɯ⁵⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶jin-ng
  - MiniDict: jin^去 ng
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³jjin-ngg
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /d͡ʑin²² ŋ̍⁴⁴/

Middle Chinese: gjaeng ngjo

Rime
Character	鯨	魚
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	群 (30)	疑 (31)
Final (韻)	庚 (111)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	渠京切	語居切
Baxter	gjaeng	ngjo
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɡˠiæŋ/	/ŋɨʌ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɡᵚiaŋ/	/ŋiɔ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɡiaŋ/	/ŋiɔ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/giajŋ/	/ŋɨə̆/
Li Rong	/ɡiɐŋ/	/ŋiɔ/
Wang Li	/ɡĭɐŋ/	/ŋĭo/
Bernhard Karlgren	/gi̯ɐŋ/	/ŋi̯wo/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qíng	yú
Expected Cantonese Reflex	king⁴	jyu⁴

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ]raŋ [r.ŋ]a/

(Zhengzhang): /*ɡraŋ ŋa/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	鯨	魚
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jīng	yú
Middle Chinese	‹ gjæng ›	‹ ngjo ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɡ]raŋ/	/*[r.ŋ]a/
English	whale	fish (n.)
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	鯨	魚
Reading #	1/1	1/1
No.	6832	15939
Phonetic component	京	魚
Rime group	陽	魚
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	擎	魚
Old Chinese	/*ɡraŋ/	/*ŋa/

Noun

鯨魚

(countable) whale (Classifier: 條／条 m c)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 鯨魚 (“whale”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		鯨
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鯨
Taxonomic name		鯨
Northeastern Mandarin	Beijing	鯨魚
	Taiwan	鯨魚
	Singapore	鯨魚
Jilu Mandarin	Jinan	鯨魚
Southwestern Mandarin	Guilin	鯨魚
Jianghuai Mandarin	Yangzhou	鯨魚
Cantonese	Guangzhou	鯨魚
	Hong Kong	鯨魚
	Taishan	鯨魚
Hakka	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	鯨魚
	Miaoli (Gongguan; N. Sixian)	鯨魚
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; N. Sixian)	鯨魚
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	海翁
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	海翁
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	鯨魚
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	鯨魚
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	海鰍, 鯨魚
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	海翁, 鯨魚
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	鯨魚, 海鰍
	Miaoli (Zhuolan; Raoping)	鯨魚
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	鯨魚, 海鰍
Southern Min	Xiamen	海翁
	Taipei	海翁
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	海翁
	Kaohsiung	海翁, 鯨魚
	Yilan	海翁, 鯨魚
	Changhua (Lukang)	海翁
	Taichung	海翁
	Tainan	海翁
	Hsinchu	海翁
	Kinmen	海翁
	Penghu (Magong)	海翁
	Penang (Hokkien)	鯨魚
	Singapore (Hokkien)	海翁, 鯨魚
	Leizhou	海公魚, 海公
Zhongshan Min	Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi)	鯨魚
Wu	Shanghai	鯨魚
Wu	Wenzhou	鯨魚