鱘魚

See also: 鲟鱼

Chinese

		Acipenser spp.; sturgeon	fish
trad. (鱘魚)		鱘	魚
simp. (鲟鱼)		鲟	鱼

鱘魚/鲟鱼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xúnyú

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄩˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ jyu⁴ / cam⁴ jyu^4-2

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xúnyú
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄩˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: syúnyú
    • Wade–Giles: hsün²-yü²
    • Yale: syún-yú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyunyu
    • Palladius: сюньюй (sjunʹjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ y³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: cam⁴ jyu⁴ / cam⁴ jyu^4-2
    • Yale: chàhm yùh / chàhm yú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ jy⁴ / tsam⁴ jy^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ yu⁴ / cem⁴ yu^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ jyː²¹/, /t͡sʰɐm²¹ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

鱘魚

1. sturgeon

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 鱘魚 (“sturgeon”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鱘, 鱘魚
Taxonomic name		鱘
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	鱘龍魚
Cantonese	Hong Kong	鱘龍魚, 鱘龍
Wu	Shanghai	青占魚, 青占

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鱘	魚
Hyōgai	Grade: 2
irregular

Etymology

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 鱘魚／鲟鱼 (xúnyú)

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ちょーざめ [chóꜜòzàmè] (Atamadaka – [1])
• (Tokyo) ちょーざめ [chòózámé] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːza̠me̞]

Noun

鱘魚(ちょうざめ) or 鱘魚(チョウザメ) • (chōzame) ^{←てふざめ (tefuzame) or テフザメ (tefuzame)?}

1. Alternative spelling of 蝶鮫 (“sturgeon”)