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水族館

水族館

See also: 水族馆

Chinese

		aquatic animals	house; establishment
trad. (水族館)		水族	館
simp. (水族馆)		水族	馆

Noun

水族館

(a house of) aquarium

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	族	館
すい Grade: 1	ぞく Grade: 3	かん Grade: 3
on'yomi

Noun

水族館 ‎(hiragana すいぞくかん, romaji suizokukan)

(a house of) aquarium

Etymology

水族 (aquatic animals) + 館 (hall, palace)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): shuǐzúguǎn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² zuk⁶ gun²
Min Nan (POJ): súi-cho̍k-koán / chúi-cho̍k-koán

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: shuǐzúguǎn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄗㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄢˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeitzwugoan
  - IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡su³⁵ ku̯a̠n²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² zuk⁶ gun²
  - Yale: séui juhk gún
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² dzuk⁹ gun²
  - IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ t͡sʊk̚² kuːn³⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: súi-cho̍k-koán / chúi-cho̍k-koán
  - Tâi-lô: suí-tso̍k-kuán / tsuí-tso̍k-kuán
  - Phofsit Daibuun: suyzogkoarn, zuyzogkoarn
  - IPA (Xiamen): /sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔk̚⁴⁻²¹ kuan⁵³/, /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔk̚⁴⁻²¹ kuan⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɔk̚²⁴⁻²² kuan⁵⁵⁴/, /t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sɔk̚²⁴⁻²² kuan⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kuan⁵³/, /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ kuan⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔk̚⁴⁻³² kuan⁵³/, /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔk̚⁴⁻³² kuan⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔk̚⁴⁻³² kuan⁴¹/, /t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sɔk̚⁴⁻³² kuan⁴¹/