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魚雷

魚雷

See also: 鱼雷

Chinese

		fish	thunder
trad. (魚雷)		魚	雷
simp. (鱼雷)		鱼	雷

Noun

魚雷

torpedo

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (魚雷):

Japanese: 魚雷 (ぎょらい) ‎(gyorai)
Korean: 어뢰 (魚雷, eoroe)
Vietnamese: ngư lôi ‎(魚雷)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魚	雷
ぎょ Grade: 2	らい Grade: S
on'yomi

Etymology

魚 ‎(gyo, “fish”) + 雷 ‎(rai, “thunder”)

Noun

魚雷 ‎(hiragana ぎょらい, romaji gyorai)

torpedo

Vietnamese

Hán tự in this word
魚	雷

Noun

魚雷

Hán tự form of ngư lôi, “torpedo”

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yúléi

(Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄌㄟˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ leoi⁴
Min Nan (POJ): hîr-lûi / hû-lûi / hî-lûi

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: yúléi
  - Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄌㄟˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yulei
  - IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ leɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jyu⁴ leoi⁴
  - Yale: yùh lèuih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ loey⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ lɵy̯²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hîr-lûi
  - Tâi-lô: hîr-luî
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ²⁴⁻²² lui²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Taipei)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hû-lûi
  - Tâi-lô: hû-luî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: huluii
  - IPA (Taipei): /hu²⁴⁻¹¹ lui²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Kaohsiung, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hî-lûi
  - Tâi-lô: hî-luî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hiluii
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi²³⁻³³ lui²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hi²⁴⁻²² lui²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi¹³⁻²² lui¹³/