魚狗

See also: 鱼狗

Chinese

		fish	dog
trad. (魚狗)		魚	狗
simp. (鱼狗)		鱼	狗

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yúgǒu

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄍㄡˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ gau²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yúgǒu
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄍㄡˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yúgǒu
    • Wade–Giles: yü²-kou³
    • Yale: yú-gǒu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yugoou
    • Palladius: юйгоу (jujgou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ koʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁴ gau²
    • Yale: yùh gáu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ gau²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ geo²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ kɐu̯³⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 魚狗

1. kingfisher (Classifier: 隻／只 m)

Synonyms

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• 翠鳥／翠鸟 (cuìniǎo)
• 魚虎／鱼虎 (yúhǔ)

 

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
魚	狗
Grade: 2	Hyōgaiji
irregular

Etymology

The kanji are jukujikun (熟字訓), from Chinese 魚狗／鱼狗 (yúgǒu, literally “fish dog”)

Noun

1. Alternative spelling of 川蝉 (“common kingfisher”)