魚翼

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Chinese

		fish	wing
trad. (魚翼)		魚	翼
simp. (鱼翼)		鱼	翼

Pronunciation

Northern Min (KCR): ngṳ̂-siē
Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): he⁵ sig⁸

Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
  - Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngṳ̂-siē
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋy³³ siɛ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: he⁵ sig⁸
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: hṳ̂ si̍k
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɯ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ sik̚⁴/

Noun

魚翼

(Northern Min) fin (appendage of a fish)
(Teochew) shark fin

Synonyms

(fin): 魚鰭／鱼鳍 (yúqí)
(shark fin): 魚翅／鱼翅 (yúchì)

References

Lim Hiong Seng (1886) “Commercial”, in Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press, page 120

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