海牛

海牛

Chinese

		ocean; sea	ox; cow; bull
simp. and trad. (海牛)		海	牛

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hǎiniú

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² ngau⁴
• Min Nan (POJ): hái-gû

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: hǎiniú
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄡˊ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haeniou
    • IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ni̯oʊ̯³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: hoi² ngau⁴
    • Yale: hói ngàuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² ngau⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hoi² ngeo⁴
    • IPA ^(key): /hɔːy̯³⁵ ŋɐu̯²¹/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Penang)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-gû
    • Tâi-lô: hái-gû
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hay'guu
    • IPA (Penang): /haɪ⁴⁴⁵⁻³³ gu²³/

Noun

海牛

1. manatee, lamantin, sea cow

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	牛
うみ Grade: 2	うし Grade: 2
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 海 (umi, “sea”) +‎ 牛 (ushi, “cattle”)

Pronunciation

• Kun’yomi
  • (Tokyo) うみ​うし [ùmíꜜùshì] (Nakadaka – [2])[1][2][3]
  • (Tokyo) うみうし [ùmíúshí] (Heiban – [0])[2]
  • IPA^(key): [ɯ̟ᵝmʲiɯ̟ᵝɕi]

Noun

海牛 (hiragana うみうし, katakana ウミウシ, rōmaji umiushi)

1. a sea slug

See also

• 蛞蝓 (ナメクジ) (namekuji)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
2. 1997, 新明解国語辞典 (Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten), Fifth Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
3. 1998, NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 (NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: NHK, →ISBN