娃娃魚
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Chinese
| baby; young child | fish | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (娃娃魚) | 娃娃 | 魚 | |
| simp. (娃娃鱼) | 娃娃 | 鱼 | |
Etymology
So named for its vocalizations, which sound like a baby crying.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄚˊ ˙ㄨㄚ ㄩˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wáwåyú
- Wade–Giles: wa2-wa5-yü2
- Yale: wá-wa-yú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wa.uayu
- Palladius: ваваюй (vavajuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wä³⁵ wä³ y³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: waa1 waa1 jyu4-2
- Yale: wā wā yú
- Cantonese Pinyin: waa1 waa1 jy4-2
- Guangdong Romanization: wa1 wa1 yu4-2
- Sinological IPA (key): /waː⁵⁵ waː⁵⁵ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ua1 ua1 he5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ua ua hṳ̂
- Sinological IPA (key): /ua³³⁻²³ ua³³⁻²³ hɯ⁵⁵/
- (Teochew)
Noun
娃娃魚
- Chinese giant salamander (Andrias davidianus) (Classifier: 條／条 m c)
Synonyms
| 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 |