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): ㄅㄚㄓㄨㄚˇ ㄩˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): baat³ zaau² jyu⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: bāzhuǎyú
  - Zhuyin: ㄅㄚㄓㄨㄚˇ 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

(colloquial) octopus

Synonyms

章魚／章鱼 (zhāngyú)
蛸 (xiāo)

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