鯰魚

Chinese

		sheat	fish
trad. (鯰魚)		鯰	魚
simp. (鲶鱼)		鲶	鱼
alternative forms		鮎魚／鲇鱼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): niányú

(Zhuyin): ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄩˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): nim⁴ jyu^4-2
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): liâm-hî / liâm-hû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: niányú
  - Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄩˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: niányú
  - Wade–Giles: nien²-yü²
  - Yale: nyán-yú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: nianyu
  - Palladius: няньюй (njanʹjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ni̯ɛn³⁵ y³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: nim⁴ jyu^4-2
  - Yale: nìhm yú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: nim⁴ jy^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: nim⁴ yu^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /niːm²¹ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: liâm-hî / liâm-hû
  - Tâi-lô: liâm-hî / liâm-hû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: liamhii, liamhuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /liam²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/, /liam²⁴⁻²² hu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /liam²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/, /liam²⁴⁻²² hu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /liam¹³⁻²² hi¹³/, /liam¹³⁻²² hu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /liam²⁴⁻¹¹ hi²⁴/, /liam²⁴⁻¹¹ hu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /liam²³⁻³³ hi²³/, /liam²³⁻³³ hu²³/

Noun

鯰魚

catfish
1. Amur catfish (Silurus asotus)

Synonyms

(regional or Korean Classical Chinese) 綿魚／绵鱼 (miányú)
(Taishanese, Hakka) 塘蝨／塘虱
(Hokkien) 塗蝨／涂虱, 鯰仔魚／鲶仔鱼, 鯰仔／鲶仔, 五枝鬚／五枝须

Derived terms

鮎魚上竹竿 / 鲇鱼上竹竿
鯰魚效應 / 鲶鱼效应