八爪魚
Chinese
| eight | claw | fish | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (八爪魚) | 八 | 爪 | 魚 | |
| simp. (八爪鱼) | 八 | 爪 | 鱼 | |
| Literally: “eight claw fish”. | ||||
Etymology
Referring to the animal's eight arms. Compare Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους (oktṓpous) ( < ὀκτώ (oktṓ, “eight”) + πούς (poús, “foot”)).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: bāzhuǎyú
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄓㄨㄚˇ ㄩˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: bajhuǎyú
- Wade–Giles: pa1-chua3-yü2
- Yale: bā-jwǎ-yú
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bajoayu
- Palladius: бачжуаюй (bačžuajuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂu̯ä²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: baat3 zaau2 jyu4
- Yale: baat jáau yùh
- Cantonese Pinyin: baat8 dzaau2 jy4
- Guangdong Romanization: bad3 zao2 yu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /paːt̚³ t͡saːu̯³⁵ jyː²¹/
- (Taishanese, Taicheng)
- Wiktionary: bat1 zau2 ngui4*
- Sinological IPA (key): /pat̚³³ t͡sau⁵⁵ ᵑɡui²¹⁻²¹⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
八爪魚
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 章魚 (“octopus”) [map]
| Variety | Location | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Chinese | 章舉 | |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 章魚, 蛸 | |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 章魚 |
| Harbin | 八大魚 | |
| Singapore | 八爪魚 | |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 八帶蛸 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 蛸, 八帶蛸 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 章魚, 八爪魚 |
| Hong Kong | 章魚, 八爪魚 | |
| Dongguan | 章魚, 八爪魚 | |
| Nanning | 八爪魚 | |
| Hakka | Meixian | 章魚, 八帶魚 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 章魚 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 章魚 |
| Dongshan | 猴水 | |
| Tainan | 章魚, 咃鰸 | |
| Penang (Hokkien) | 豬母酸 | |
| Singapore (Hokkien) | 墨斗魚 | |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 章魚 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 烏賊魚, 章魚 |
| Ningbo | 望潮 | |
| Ningbo (Zhenhai) | 望潮 | |
| Wenzhou | 章魚 | |