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
(Pinyin): bāmùmán

(Zhuyin): ㄅㄚㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ muk⁶ maan⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: bāmùmán
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄇㄨˋ 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/
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/

Noun

八目鰻

lamprey
Synonym: 七鰓鰻 / 七鳃鳗 (qīsāimán)

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

(Tokyo) やつめうなぎ [yàtsúméúꜜnàgì] (Nakadaka – [4])
IPA^(key): [ja̠t͡sɨme̞ɯ̟na̠ɡʲi]

Noun

八(やつ)目(め)鰻(うなぎ) or 八目鰻(ヤツメウナギ) • (yatsumeunagi)

a lamprey