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Translingual
Han character
鯛 (Kangxi radical 195, 魚 +8, 19 strokes, cangjie input 弓火月土口 (NFBGR ), four-corner 27320 , composition ⿰魚 周 )
sea bream , porgy
References
Kangxi Dictionary: page 1472 , character 18
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46226
Dae Jaweon: page 2004, character 27
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4697, character 18
Unihan data for U+9BDB
Chinese
Glyph origin
Old Chinese
裯
*tuːw, *dɯw, *do
啁
*tuːw, *rtɯːw, *tɯw
禂
*tuːwʔ
綢
*tʰuːw, *dɯw
翢
*tʰuːw, *duːw
錭
*duːw
雕
*tɯːw
凋
*tɯːw
琱
*tɯːw
鯛
*tɯːw
鵰
*tɯːw
彫
*tɯːw
奝
*tɯːw
調
*dɯːw, *dɯːws, *tɯw
蜩
*dɯːw
惆
*tʰɯw
婤
*tʰɯw, *tjɯw
稠
*dɯw
椆
*dɯw, *tjɯws
周
*tjɯw
輖
*tjɯw
賙
*tjɯw
郮
*tjɯw
晭
*tjɯwʔ
倜
*tʰɯːwɢ
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声 , OC *tɯːw ) : semantic 魚 ( “ fish ” ) + phonetic 周 ( OC *tjɯw) .
Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character
鯛
Reading #
1/1
No.
17516
Phonetic component
周
Rime group
幽
Rime subdivision
2
Corresponding MC rime
貂
Old Chinese
/*tɯːw/
Definitions
鯛
sea bream
蒲 燒 鯛 炒飯 / 蒲 烧 鲷 炒饭 ― pú shāo diāo chǎofàn ― Kabayaki sea bream fried rice
Synonyms
Compounds
References
Japanese
Shinjitai
鯛
Kyūjitai [ 1]
鯛󠄁 鯛 +󠄁
? (Adobe-Japan1 )
鯛󠄄 鯛 +󠄄
? (Hanyo-Denshi) (Moji_Joho)
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Kanji
鯛
(Jinmeiyō kanji )
sea bream
red snapper
Readings
Etymology
鯛 : a sea bream
/tapi1 / → /tapi/ → /tafi/ → /tai/
From Old Japanese .
Pronunciation
Noun
鯛( たい ) or 鯛( タイ ) • (tai ) ←たひ ( tafi ) or タヒ ( tafi ) ?
sea bream (fish of the family Sparidae ); porgy
, text here
醤( ひしほ ) 酢尓( すに ) 蒜( ひる ) 都伎( つき ) 合( かて ) 而( て ) 鯛( たひ ) 願( ねがふ ) 吾( われ ) 尓( に ) 勿( な ) 所見( みえそ ) 水䓗( なぎ ) 乃( の ) 煮物( あつもの ) [Man'yōgana ] 醤( ひしほ ) 酢( す ) に蒜( ひる ) 搗( つ ) き かてて鯛( たひ ) 願( ねが ) ふ我( わ ) れにな見( み ) えそ水葱( なぎ ) の羹( あつもの ) [Modern spelling] hishio-su ni hiru tsukikatete tai -negau ware ni na mi(s)e so nagi no atsumono Don't show a fellow who's begging for a nice sea bream all fixed with bean paste, with vinegar and pounded garlic, such a thing as water-leek soup![ 4]
specifically, the 真鯛( まだ ) ( mada , “ red sea bream ” )
Derived terms
Idioms
See also
Proper noun
鯛( たい ) • (Tai ) ←たひ ( Tafi ) ?
a surname
References
^ “鯛 ”, in 漢字ぺディア (in Japanese), The Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Foundation , 2015–2024
^ NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute , editor (1998 ), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (in Japanese), Tokyo : NHK Publishing, Inc. , →ISBN
^ Matsumura, Akira , editor (2006 ), 大辞林 (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo : Sanseidō , →ISBN
^ Edwin A. Cranston (1998 ) The Gem-Glistening Cup , illustrated edition, Stanford University Press, →ISBN , page 281
Korean
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Hanja
Wikisource
鯛 • (jo ) (hangeul 조 , revised jo, McCune–Reischauer cho, Yale co)
(도미 ) sea bream
Vietnamese
Han character
鯛 : Hán Nôm readings: điêu
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References
Thiều Chửu : Hán Việt Tự Điển Hà Nội 1942
Trần Văn Chánh: Từ Điển Hán Việt NXB Trẻ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999
Vũ Văn Kính: Đại Tự Điển Chữ Nôm, NXB Văn Nghệ, Ho Chi Minh Ville, 1999