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鱷魚

鱷魚

See also: 鳄鱼

Chinese

		crocodile; alligator	fish
trad. (鱷魚)		鱷	魚
simp. (鳄鱼)		鳄	鱼

Noun

鱷魚

crocodilian (crocodile, alligator, gavial) (Classifier: 條／条)
流出鱷魚的眼淚 / 流出鳄鱼的眼泪 ― liú chū èyú de yǎnlèi ― to cry crocodile tears

Synonyms

(archaic) 忽雷 (hūléi), 忽律 (hūlǜ)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): èyú

(Zhuyin): ㄜˋ ㄩˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ngok⁶ jyu⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngo̍k-ǹg
Min Nan (POJ): go̍k-hî / go̍k-hû / kho̍k-hî / kho̍k-hû

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: èyú
  - Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄩˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ehyu
  - IPA ^(key): /ˀɤ⁵¹ y³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ngok⁶ jyu⁴
  - Yale: ngohk yùh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ngok⁹ jy⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋɔːk̚² jyː²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngo̍k-ǹg
  - Hakka Romanization System: ngog ngˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: ngog⁶ ng²
  - IPA: /ŋok̚⁵ ŋ̍¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: go̍k-hî / go̍k-hû / kho̍k-hî / kho̍k-hû
  - Tâi-lô: go̍k-hî / go̍k-hû / kho̍k-hî / kho̍k-hû
  - Phofsit Daibuun: goghii, goghuu, qoghii, qoghuu
  - IPA (Xiamen): /gɔk̚⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴/, /gɔk̚⁴⁻²¹ hu²⁴/, /kʰɔk̚⁴⁻²¹ hi²⁴/, /kʰɔk̚⁴⁻²¹ hu²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /gɔk̚²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/, /gɔk̚²⁴⁻²² hu²⁴/, /kʰɔk̚²⁴⁻²² hi²⁴/, /kʰɔk̚²⁴⁻²² hu²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /gɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hi¹³/, /gɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hu¹³/, /kʰɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hi¹³/, /kʰɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hu¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /gɔk̚⁴⁻³² hi²⁴/, /gɔk̚⁴⁻³² hu²⁴/, /kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² hi²⁴/, /kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² hu²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /gɔk̚⁴⁻³² hi²³/, /gɔk̚⁴⁻³² hu²³/, /kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² hi²³/, /kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² hu²³/