鰲
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Translingual
Han character
鰲 (Kangxi radical 195, 魚+11, 22 strokes, cangjie input 土大弓田火 (GKNWF), four-corner 48336, composition ⿱敖魚)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 1476, character 27
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 46416
- Dae Jaweon: page 2008, character 12
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 7, page 4704, character 16
- Unihan data for U+9C32
Chinese
| trad. | 鰲 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 鳌 | |
| alternative forms | 鼇／鳌 | |
Glyph origin
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *ŋaːw) : phonetic 敖 (OC *ŋaːw) + semantic 魚 (“fish”)
Etymology
Possibly a back-formation from 黿 (OC *ŋoːn, *ŋon, “large turtle”) with final -n discarded due to folk etymology (Schuessler, 2007).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese
- Gan (Wiktionary): ngau4
- Hakka
- Northern Min (KCR): ngâu / ngǎu
- Eastern Min (BUC): ngò̤
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 6ngau
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: áo
- Wade–Giles: ao2
- Yale: áu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: aur
- Palladius: ао (ao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Áo
- Wade–Giles: Ao2
- Yale: Áu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Aur
- Palladius: Ао (Ao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ngou4
- Yale: ngòuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngou4
- Guangdong Romanization: ngou4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋou̯²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: ngau3
- Sinological IPA (key): /ᵑɡau²²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Gan
- (Nanchang)
- Wiktionary: ngau4
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋau³⁵/
- (Nanchang)
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngàu
- Hakka Romanization System: ngauˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: ngau2
- Sinological IPA: /ŋau̯¹¹/
- (Meixian)
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ngâu / ngǎu
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋau³³/, /ŋau²¹/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ngò̤
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋo⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gô
- Tâi-lô: gô
- Phofsit Daibuun: gooi
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡo¹³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /ɡo²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: gô͘
- Tâi-lô: gôo
- Phofsit Daibuun: goo
- IPA (Quanzhou): /ɡɔ²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: ngao5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: ngâu
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋau⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: ngaw
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ŋaːw/
Definitions
鰲
- (Chinese mythology) large mythological sea turtle
- (～江) Ao (a river in Zhejiang, China)
Synonyms
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
鰲
Readings
- Go-on: ごう (gō)←がう (gau, historical)
- Kan-on: ごう (gō)←がう (gau, historical)
- Kun: おおがめ (ōgame, 鰲)←おほがめ (ofogame, 鰲, historical)
Compounds
- 鼇頭 (gōtō)
Korean
Hanja
鰲 (eum 오 (o))
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Vietnamese
Han character
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