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鯪鯉

鯪鯉

See also: 鲮鲤

Chinese

		pangolin; Manis pentadactylata	carp
trad. (鯪鯉)		鯪	鯉
simp. (鲮鲤)		鲮	鲤

Noun

鯪鯉

pangolin
scales of the pangolin (a substance used in traditional Chinese medicine to promote blood flow and alleviate blood stasis)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): línglǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ling⁴ lei⁵
Min Nan (POJ): lâ-lí / lâ-lî

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: línglǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: linglii
  - IPA ^(key): /liŋ³⁵ li²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ling⁴ lei⁵
  - Yale: lìhng léih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ling⁴ lei⁵
  - IPA ^(key): /lɪŋ²¹ lei̯¹³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâ-lí
  - Tâi-lô: lâ-lí
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lalie
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /la²⁴⁻²² li⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /la²⁴⁻¹¹ li⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /la²³⁻³³ li⁴¹/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: lâ-lî
  - Tâi-lô: lâ-lî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: lalii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /la²⁴⁻²² li²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /la¹³⁻²² li¹³/