鱘魚

See also: 鲟鱼

Chinese

		Acipenser spp.; sturgeon	fish
trad. (鱘魚)		鱘	魚
simp. (鲟鱼)		鲟	鱼

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): xúnyú

(Zhuyin): ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄩˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cam⁴ jyu⁴ / cam⁴ jyu^4-2

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xúnyú
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄩㄣˊ ㄩˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: syúnyú
  - Wade–Giles: hsün²-yü²
  - Yale: syún-yú
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyunyu
  - Palladius: сюньюй (sjunʹjuj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕyn³⁵ y³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: cam⁴ jyu⁴ / cam⁴ jyu^4-2
  - Yale: chàhm yùh / chàhm yú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsam⁴ jy⁴ / tsam⁴ jy^4-2
  - Guangdong Romanization: cem⁴ yu⁴ / cem⁴ yu^4-2
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɐm²¹ jyː²¹/, /t͡sʰɐm²¹ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/

Noun

鱘魚

sturgeon

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 鱘魚 (“sturgeon”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		鱘, 鱘魚
Taxonomic name		鱘
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	鱘龍魚
Cantonese	Hong Kong	鱘龍魚, 鱘龍
Wu	Shanghai	青占魚, 青占

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鱘	魚
ちょうざめ
Hyōgai	Grade: 2
jukujikun

Etymology

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 鱘魚 / 鲟鱼 (xúnyú)

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちょーざめ [chóꜜòzàmè] (Atamadaka – [1])
(Tokyo) ちょーざめ [chòózámé] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞ːza̠me̞]

Noun

鱘魚(ちょうざめ) or 鱘魚(チョウザメ) • (chōzame) ^{←てふざめ (tefuzame) or テフザメ (tefuzame)^?}

alternative spelling of 蝶鮫 (“sturgeon”)