三文魚
Chinese
phonetic | fish | ||
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trad. (三文魚) | 三文 | 魚 | |
simp. (三文鱼) | 三文 | 鱼 |
Etymology
From English salmon + 魚 (“fish”), probably via Cantonese or Shanghainese.
Pronunciation
Noun
三文魚
- salmon (Classifier: 條/条 m c)
- 煙熏三文魚/烟熏三文鱼 ― yānxūn sānwényú ― smoked salmon
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 鮭魚 (“salmon”) [map]
Variety | Location | Words edit |
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Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鮭, 鮭魚 | |
Taxonomic name | 鮭 | |
Mandarin | Taiwan | 鮭魚 |
Cantonese | Hong Kong | 三文魚 |
Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 三文魚 |
Min Nan | Tainan | 三文魚 |
Tainan (Anping) | 紅鰱魚 | |
Penang (Hokkien) | 三文魚 | |
Wu | Shanghai | 三文魚 |
References
- “Entry #277”, in 臺灣閩南語常用詞辭典 [Dictionary of Frequently-Used Taiwan Minnan] (in Chinese and Min Nan), Ministry of Education, R.O.C., 2011.
- Governor-General of Taiwan (1931–1932), “三文魚”, in 小川尚義 (OGAWA Naoyoshi), editor, 臺日大辭典 [Taiwanese-Japanese Dictionary] (in Japanese and Min Nan), volume 1, Taihoku: 同府 (Dōfu), OCLC 25747241, page 563