虱目魚

See also: 蝨目魚 and 虱目鱼

Chinese

For pronunciation and definitions of – see 蝨目魚 (“milkfish”).
(This term is a variant traditional form of 蝨目魚).

Japanese

Kanji in this term
さばひい
Hyōgai Grade: 1 Grade: 2
irregular

Etymology

Borrowed from Hokkien 蝨目魚虱目鱼 (sat-ba̍k-hî).

Pronunciation

  • (Tokyo) ばひい [sàbáhíí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • IPA(key): [sa̠ba̠çiː]

Noun

虱目魚(さばひい) or 虱目魚(サバヒー) • (sabahī

  1. milkfish, Chanos chanos

References

  1. ^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN