八爪魚

八爪魚

Chinese

		eight	claw	fish
trad. (八爪魚)		八	爪	魚
simp. (八爪鱼)		八	爪	鱼

Etymology

Referring to the animal's eight arms.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): bāzhuǎyú

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄚ ㄓㄨㄚˇ ㄩˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ zaau² jyu⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: bāzhuǎyú
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄚ ㄓㄨㄚˇ ㄩˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bajoayu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: bajhuǎyú
    • IPA ^(key): /pä⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂwä²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: baat³ zaau² jyu⁴
    • Yale: baat jáau yùh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: baat⁸ dzaau² jy⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: bad³ zao² yu⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /päːt̚³ t͡säːu̯³⁵ jyː²¹/

Noun

八爪魚

1. (colloquial) octopus

Synonyms

• 章魚／章鱼 (zhāngyú)
• 蛸 (xiāo)