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

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• 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

1. 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