吸口魚

Chinese

		to breathe; to suck in; to absorb to breathe; to suck in; to absorb; to inhale	mouth; (a measure word, for people, livestock or utensils)	fish
trad. (吸口魚)		吸	口	魚
simp. (吸口鱼)		吸	口	鱼

Etymology

A loose calque of English sucker; literally “sucking-mouth fish”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xīkǒuyú

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧ ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xīkǒuyú
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄎㄡˇ ㄩˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sikǒuyú
    • Wade–Giles: hsi¹-kʻou³-yü²
    • Yale: syī-kǒu-yú
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shikoouyu
    • Palladius: сикоуюй (sikoujuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi⁵⁵ kʰoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ y³⁵/

Noun

吸口魚

1. sucker (the freshwater fish found mostly in North America)