魚貫
Chinese
| fish | pierce; to string | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (魚貫) | 魚 | 貫 | |
| simp. (鱼贯) | 鱼 | 贯 | |
| Literally: “(like) a string of fish”. | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: yúguàn
- Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄍㄨㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yúguàn
- Wade–Giles: yü2-kuan4
- Yale: yú-gwàn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuguann
- Palladius: юйгуань (jujguanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /y³⁵ ku̯än⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: jyu4 gun3
- Yale: yùh gun
- Cantonese Pinyin: jy4 gun3
- Guangdong Romanization: yu4 gun3
- Sinological IPA (key): /jyː²¹ kuːn³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Adverb
魚貫
Derived terms
- 魚貫而入 / 鱼贯而入
- 魚貫而出 / 鱼贯而出