鰣魚

Chinese

		shad; Ilisha elongata	fish
trad. (鰣魚)		鰣	魚
simp. (鲥鱼)		鲥	鱼
alternative forms		時魚／时鱼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shíyú

(Zhuyin): ㄕˊ ㄩˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): si⁴ jyu^4-2
Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁶zy-ng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shíyú
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˊ ㄩˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shíhyú
  - Wade–Giles: shih²-yü²
  - Yale: shŕ-yú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyryu
  - Palladius: шиюй (šijuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩³⁵ y³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: si⁴ jyu^4-2
  - Yale: sìh yú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: si⁴ jy^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: xi⁴ yu^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /siː²¹ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/
Wu
- (Northern: Shanghai)
  - Wugniu: ⁶zy-ng
  - MiniDict: zy^去 ng
  - Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³zr-ngg
  - Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /zz̩²² ŋ̍⁴⁴/

Noun

鰣魚

Reeves' shad

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鰣	魚
じ Hyōgai	ぎょ Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [d͡ʑiɡʲo̞]

Noun

鰣(じ)魚(ぎょ) or 鰣魚(ジギョ) • (jigyo)

Reeves' shad, Tenualosa reevesii

Usage notes

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