八目鰻
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八目鰻。
Chinese
| eight | eye; item; section eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title |
eel; Anguilla rostrata | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (八目鰻) | 八 | 目 | 鰻 | |
| simp. (八目鳗) | 八 | 目 | 鳗 | |
Etymology
So called because they have one eye and seven gill slits on each side.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bamùmán
- Wade–Giles: pa1-mu4-man2
- Yale: bā-mù-mán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bamuhman
- Palladius: бамумань (bamumanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pä⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ män³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baat3 muk6 maan4
- Yale: baat muhk màahn
- Cantonese Pinyin: baat8 muk9 maan4
- Guangdong Romanization: bad3 mug6 man4
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːt̚³ mʊk̚² maːn²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
八目鰻
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 八 | 目 | 鰻 |
| や(つ) Grade: 1 |
め Grade: 1 |
うなぎ Hyōgai |
| kun'yomi | ||
Etymology
八つ (yatsu, “eight”) + 目 (me, “eye”) + 鰻 (unagi, “eel”)
Pronunciation
Noun
八目鰻 or 八目鰻 • (yatsumeunagi)
- a lamprey