小黃魚

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	yellow fish, particularly:; passenger picked up by a sailor or driver for extra money earned on the side
trad. (小黃魚)		小	黃魚
simp. (小黄鱼)		小	黄鱼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎohuángyú

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄩˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): siu² wong⁴ jyu^4-2
• Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): ⁵shiau-waon-ng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎohuángyú
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄩˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎohuángyú
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-huang²-yü²
    • Yale: syǎu-hwáng-yú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheauhwangyu
    • Palladius: сяохуанъюй (sjaoxuanʺjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ y³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: siu² wong⁴ jyu^4-2
    • Yale: síu wòhng yú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: siu² wong⁴ jy^4-2
    • Guangdong Romanization: xiu² wong⁴ yu^4-2
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /siːu̯³⁵ wɔːŋ²¹ jyː²¹⁻³⁵/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁵shiau-waon-ng
    • MiniDict: shiau^去 waon ng
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ²xiau-hhuaan-ngg
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ɕiɔ³³ ɦuɑ̃⁵⁵ ŋ̍²¹/

Noun

小黃魚

1. Larimichthys polyactis
2. (Shanghainese, dated) a dated type of gold bar which weighs one tael

Synonyms

• (fish): (Hokkien) 小紅瓜／小红瓜, (Wenzhounese) 中魚／中鱼
• (gold): 小條子／小条子