水豚

Chinese

		water; river	suckling pig
trad. (水豚)		水	豚
simp. ^#(水豚)		水	豚

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “calque of Hydrochoerus?”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǐtún

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄨㄣˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² tyun⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐtún
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄊㄨㄣˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuěitún
  - Wade–Giles: shui³-tʻun²
  - Yale: shwěi-twún
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeitwen
  - Palladius: шуйтунь (šujtunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯ən³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² tyun⁴
  - Yale: séui tyùhn
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² tyn⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu² tün⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ tʰyːn²¹/

Noun

水豚

capybara
Alternative name for 鱖／鳜 (guì, “Siniperca chuatsi”).
- 鱖魚。其味如豚，故名水豚。又名鱖豚。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  鳜鱼。其味如豚，故名水豚。又名鳜豚。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: Bencao Gangmu, by Li Shizhen
  Guìyú. Qí wèi rú tún, gù míng shuǐtún. Yòu míng guìtún. [Pinyin]
  (please add an English translation of this usage example)

Synonyms

(capybara):
卡皮巴拉 (kǎpíbālā)
(Hokkien) 水豬／水猪