真鯛

Chinese

		real; true; genuine	Pagrus major
trad. (真鯛/眞鯛)		真/眞	鯛
simp. (真鲷)		真	鲷

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhēndiāo

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄣㄉㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zan¹ diu¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhēndiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄣㄉㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhendiao
  - Wade–Giles: chên¹-tiao¹
  - Yale: jēn-dyāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jendiau
  - Palladius: чжэньдяо (čžɛnʹdjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵ ti̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zan¹ diu¹
  - Yale: jān dīu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzan¹ diu¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zen¹ diu¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɐn⁵⁵ tiːu̯⁵⁵/

Noun

真鯛

red porgy; red seabream (Pagrus major)

Synonyms

加吉魚／加吉鱼 (jiājíyú)
(Hokkien) 加臘／加腊

Japanese

Kanji in this term
真	鯛
ま Grade: 3	たい > だい Jinmeiyō
kun'yomi

Alternative spelling
眞鯛 (kyūjitai)

Noun

真(ま)鯛(だい) or 真鯛(マダイ) • (madai)

red seabream, Pagrus major
Synonym: 大鯛 (ōdai)

Usage notes

As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary).