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娃娃魚
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Chinese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Synonyms
Chinese
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baby
;
young
child
fish
trad.
(
娃娃魚
)
娃娃
魚
simp.
(
娃娃鱼
)
娃娃
鱼
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娃娃魚
Etymology
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So named for its vocalizations, which sound like a baby crying.
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
wáwayú
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄨㄚˊ ˙ㄨㄚ ㄩˊ
Cantonese
(
Jyutping
)
:
waa
1
waa
1
jyu
4-2
Southern Min
(
Teochew
,
Peng'im
)
:
ua
1
ua
1
he
5
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
wáwayú
Zhuyin
:
ㄨㄚˊ ˙ㄨㄚ ㄩˊ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
wáwåyú
Wade–Giles
:
wa
2
-wa
5
-yü
2
Yale
:
wá-wa-yú
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
wa.uayu
Palladius
:
ваваюй
(vavajuj)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/wä³⁵ wä³ y³⁵/
Cantonese
(
Standard Cantonese
,
Guangzhou
–
Hong Kong
)
+
Jyutping
:
waa
1
waa
1
jyu
4-2
Yale
:
w
ā
w
ā
yú
Cantonese Pinyin
:
waa
1
waa
1
jy
4-2
Guangdong Romanization
:
wa
1
wa
1
yu
4-2
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/waː
⁵⁵
waː
⁵⁵
jyː
²¹
⁻³⁵/
Southern Min
(
Teochew
)
Peng'im
:
ua
1
ua
1
he
5
Pe̍h-ōe-jī
-like
:
ua ua hṳ̂
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ua³³⁻²³ ua³³⁻²³ hɯ⁵⁵/
Noun
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娃娃魚
Chinese giant salamander
(
Andrias davidianus
)
(
Classifier
:
條
/
条
m
c
)
Synonyms
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Dialectal synonyms of
娃娃魚
(“giant salamander”)
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Variety
Location
Words
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Classical Chinese
鯢
,
鯢魚
,
人魚
Formal
(
Written Standard Chinese
)
大鯢
Taxonomic name
大鯢
Mandarin
Taiwan
娃娃魚
Luoyang
娃娃魚
Yinchuan
娃娃魚
Guiyang
娃娃魚
Liuzhou
娃娃魚
Cantonese
Hong Kong
娃娃魚
Huizhou
Jixi
娃娃魚
,
海狗魚
Jin
Xinzhou
娃娃魚兒