鯨鯢

See also: 鲸鲵

Chinese

		whale	Cryptobranchus japonicus; salamander
trad. (鯨鯢)		鯨	鯢
simp. (鲸鲵)		鲸	鲵

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngní

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄋㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): king⁴ ngai⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīngní
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄋㄧˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingni
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ ni³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: king⁴ ngai⁴
  - Yale: kìhng ngàih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: king⁴ ngai⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: king⁴ ngei⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /kʰɪŋ²¹ ŋɐi̯²¹/

Noun

鯨鯢

male and female whales
(figuratively) fierce enemy
(figuratively) pirate
(figuratively) innocent person who is killed

Japanese

Kanji in this term
鯨	鯢
げい Grade: S	げい Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Etymology

From Middle Chinese.

Pronunciation

On’yomi
- (Tokyo) げーげー [gèégéé] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
- (Tokyo) けーげー [kèégéé] (Heiban – [0])
- IPA^(key): [ɡe̞ːɡe̞ː]
- IPA^(key): [ke̞ːɡe̞ː]^[2] (less common)

Noun

鯨鯢 (hiragana げいげい, rōmaji geigei) (alternative reading hiragana けいげい, romaji keigei)

male and female whales
whales in general
a fierce fish
(figuratively) a major villain, a leader of criminals (compare English shark)

Idioms

鯨 (げい)鯢 (げい)の顎 (あぎと)にかく (geigei no agito ni kaku): “to be caught by the jaws of a whale” → to meet with a major misfortune or dangerous situation, particularly at sea

References

↑ 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
↑ 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan

Korean

Hanja in this term
鯨	鯢

Noun

鯨鯢 • (gyeong-ye) (hangeul 경예)

Hanja form^? of 경예 (“male and female whales”).

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