魚濕

Chinese

		fish	phonetic
trad. (魚濕/魚溼)		魚	濕/溼
simp. (鱼湿)		鱼	湿

Etymology

魚／鱼 (jyu4) +‎ English shop.

Pronunciation

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ sap¹

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁴ sap¹
    • Yale: yùh sāp
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ sap⁷
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ seb¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ sɐp̚⁵/

Noun

魚濕

1. (American (–1980) and Canada Cantonese) fish cannery
   • 1904, 約翰大衛德 [David D. Jones], The Surnames of the Chinese in America [旅美華人姓字], page 46:

     或有將其註册護照向押舖按當銀両或交魚濕工頭等情一經搜出卽將廢爲枯紙 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     或有将其注册护照向押铺按当银两或交鱼湿工头等情一经搜出卽将废为枯纸 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     waak⁶ jau⁵ zoeng¹ kei⁴ zyu³ caak³ wu⁶ ziu³ hoeng³ aap³ pou^3-2 on³ dong³ ngan⁴ loeng^5-2 waak⁶ gaau¹ jyu⁴ sap¹ gung¹ tau^4-2 dang² cing⁴ jat¹ ging¹ sau¹ ceot¹ zik¹ zoeng¹ fai³ wai⁴ fu¹ zi² [Jyutping]

     Certificates of residence deposited with contractors as securities for loans or for appearance at canneries are liable to cancellation.

   • 1921, quoted in 2012, Rudy M.T. Chiang 蔣汶德, Participation of Chinese Pioneers in British Columbia Salmon Canneries, 1880s to 1920s, 5th WCILCOS, →DOI

     如有魚濕頭出禾花于他者，煩代扣除欠弟之項，携往和源取回憑照接據方可請他雇工。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     如有鱼湿头出禾花于他者，烦代扣除欠弟之项，携往和源取回凭照接据方可请他雇工。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     jyu⁴ jau⁵ jyu⁴ sap¹ tau⁴ ceot¹ wo⁴ faa¹ jyu¹ taa¹ ze², faan⁴ doi⁶ kau³ ceoi⁴ him³ dai⁶ zi¹ hong⁶, kwai⁴ wong⁵ wo⁴ jyun⁴ ceoi² wui⁴ pang⁴ ziu³ zip³ geoi³ fong¹ ho² ceng² taa¹ gu³ gung¹. [Jyutping]

     Should any contractor hire him, please hold back the money he owes and have it returned to me at the Wo Yeun Store.

References

• 劉伯驥 (1976) 美國華僑史‎^[1] (in Chinese): “[…] 俗稱做「魚濕」，粵語「濕」與英文工廠（Shop）之字同音，故魚廠者曰「魚濕」也。”