姥鯊

Chinese

		governess; old woman; (maternal) grandma	shark
trad. (姥鯊)		姥	鯊
simp. (姥鲨)		姥	鲨

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): lǎoshā

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): lou⁵ saa¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoshā
    • Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄕㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: lǎosha
    • Wade–Giles: lao³-sha¹
    • Yale: lǎu-shā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laosha
    • Palladius: лаоша (laoša)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʂä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: lou⁵ saa¹
    • Yale: lóuh sā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: lou⁵ saa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: lou⁵ sa¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /lou̯¹³ saː⁵⁵/

Noun

姥鯊

1. basking shark (Classifier: 條／条 m c)

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 姥鯊 (“basking shark”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		姥鯊
Taxonomic name		姥鯊
Cantonese	Hong Kong	姥鯊
Southern Min	Xiamen	戇鯊