大鯢
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Chinese
big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor |
Cryptobranchus japonicus; salamander | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (大鯢) | 大 | 鯢 | |
| simp. (大鲵) | 大 | 鲵 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄋㄧˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: dàní
- Wade–Giles: ta4-ni2
- Yale: dà-ní
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahni
- Palladius: дани (dani)
- Sinological IPA (key): /tä⁵¹ ni³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: daai6 ngai4
- Yale: daaih ngàih
- Cantonese Pinyin: daai6 ngai4
- Guangdong Romanization: dai6 ngei4
- Sinological IPA (key): /taːi̯²² ŋɐi̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
大鯢
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 娃娃魚 (“giant salamander”)
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 鯢, 鯢魚, 人魚 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 大鯢 | |
| Taxonomic name | 大鯢 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 娃娃魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 娃娃魚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 娃娃魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 娃娃魚 |
| Liuzhou | 娃娃魚 | |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 娃娃魚 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 娃娃魚, 海狗魚 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 娃娃魚兒 |