大王烏賊
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Chinese
| king; the red joker, one of the two jokers that has a more reddish or colorful appearance | cuttlefish | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大王烏賊) | 大王 | 烏賊 | |
| simp. (大王乌贼) | 大王 | 乌贼 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄨㄤˊ ㄨ ㄗㄟˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàwáng wuzéi
- Wade–Giles: ta4-wang2 wu1-tsei2
- Yale: dà-wáng wū-dzéi
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahwang utzeir
- Palladius: даван уцзэй (davan uczɛj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ wɑŋ³⁵ u⁵⁵ t͡seɪ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
大王烏賊
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 大 | 王 | 烏 | 賊 |
| だい Grade: 1 |
おう Grade: 1 |
いか | |
| Jinmeiyō | Grade: S | ||
| goon | jukujikun | ||
Etymology
From 大王 (daiō, “great king”) + 烏賊 (ika, “squid”).
Pronunciation
Noun
大王烏賊 or 大王烏賊 • (daiō ika) ←だいわういか (daiwau ika)?
Usage notes
- Not to be confused with 大王酸漿烏賊 (daiō hōzuki ika, “colossal squid”)