魚眼

Chinese

		fish	eye
trad. (魚眼)		魚	眼
simp. (鱼眼)		鱼	眼

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yúyǎn

  (Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄧㄢˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jyu⁴ ngaan⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yúyǎn
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄧㄢˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yúyǎn
    • Wade–Giles: yü²-yen³
    • Yale: yú-yǎn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuyean
    • Palladius: юйянь (jujjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yúyǎnr
    • Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄧㄢˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yúyǎnr
    • Wade–Giles: yü²-yen³-ʼrh
    • Yale: yú-yǎnr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuyeal
    • Palladius: юйяньр (jujjanʹr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /y³⁵ jɑɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jyu⁴ ngaan⁵
    • Yale: yùh ngáahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jy⁴ ngaan⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: yu⁴ ngan⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jyː²¹ ŋaːn¹³/

Noun

魚眼

1. fish eye
2. (figurative) object resembling a fish eye, such as a bead
3. (figurative) bubbles in boiling water
4. (Yangjiang Yue) longan

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 龍眼 (“longan”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Classical Chinese		龍眼, 龍目, 荔枝奴, 亞荔枝, 驪珠, 圓眼, 益智, 燕卵, 蜜脾, 鮫淚, 川彈子
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		龍眼
Taxonomic name		龍眼
Mandarin	Beijing	桂圓
	Taiwan	龍眼
	Harbin	桂圓
	Shenyang	桂圓
	Yantai (Muping)	龍眼
	Jinan	桂圓
	Luoyang	桂圓
	Xi'an	圓圓
	Lanzhou	桂圓, 圓圓
	Xining	桂圓兒
	Ürümqi	桂圓
	Wuhan	桂圓
	Chengdu	圓圓兒, 桂圓, 桂圓兒, 龍眼, 龍眼兒
	Guiyang	桂圓, 圓圓
	Kunming	桂圓
	Guilin	桂圓
	Liuzhou	龍眼, 龍眼果, 桂圓
	Nanning (Wuming)	龍眼, 龍眼果
	Xuzhou	龍眼, 龍眼兒, 桂圓
	Yangzhou	圓眼
	Nanjing	桂圓
	Hefei	圓圓
	Malaysia	龍眼
	Singapore	龍眼
Cantonese	Guangzhou	龍眼, 圓眼
	Hong Kong	龍眼
	Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou)	龍眼
	Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou)	龍眼
	Hong Kong (Ting Kok)	龍眼
	Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau)	龍眼仔
	Macau	龍眼
	Guangzhou (Panyu)	龍眼
	Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu)	龍眼
	Guangzhou (Conghua)	圓眼
	Guangzhou (Zengcheng)	龍眼
	Foshan	龍眼
	Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai)	龍眼
	Foshan (Shunde)	龍眼
	Foshan (Sanshui)	龍眼
	Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming)	龍眼
	Zhongshan (Shiqi)	龍眼
	Zhuhai (Qianshan)	龍眼
	Zhuhai (Doumen, Shangheng Tanka)	龍眼
	Zhuhai (Doumen)	龍眼
	Jiangmen (Baisha)	龍眼
	Jiangmen (Xinhui)	龍眼
	Taishan	圓眼
	Kaiping (Chikan)	榕眼
	Enping (Niujiang)	龍眼
	Heshan (Yayao)	龍眼
	Dongguan	龍眼
	Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an)	龍眼
	Shaoguan	龍眼
	Yunfu	榕眼
	Yangjiang	魚眼, 龍眼
	Xinyi	龍眼
	Lianjiang	龍眼
	Nanning	龍眼
	Wuzhou	龍眼
	Yulin	龍眼子
	Hepu (Lianzhou)	龍眼
	Danzhou	龍眼
	Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu)	龍眼
	Singapore (Guangfu)	龍眼
	Yangon (Taishan)	龍眼
	Mandalay (Taishan)	龍眼
Gan	Nanchang	桂圓, 泡圓
	Lichuan	頂圓
	Pingxiang	桂圓, 福圓
Hakka	Meixian	牛眼, 牛眼仔, 龍眼
	Xingning	牛眼哩
	Dabu (Xihe)	牛眼
	Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua)	龍眼
	Huizhou (Shuikou Bendihua)	龍眼
	Huizhou (Hengli Bendihua)	龍眼
	Huidong (Pingshan Bendihua)	龍眼
	Huidong (Daling)	龍眼
	Dongguan (Qingxi)	龍眼
	Longmen (Pingling Bendihua)	龍眼仔
	Longmen (Luxi Bendihua)	龍眼
	Boluo (Bendihua)	龍眼
	Shenzhen (Shatoujiao)	龍眼
	Zengcheng (Zhengguo)	龍眼
	Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui)	龍眼
	Wuhua (Shuizhai)	龍眼
	Wuhua (Huacheng)	龍眼
	Wuhua (Changbu)	龍眼
	Wuhua (Mianyang)	牛眼
	Heyuan (Bendihua)	龍眼
	Zijin	龍眼
	Zijin (Guzhu Bendihua)	龍眼
	Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua)	果哎
	Longchuan (Sidu Bendihua)	果哎
	Heping (Linzhai Bendihua)	龍眼
	Lianping (Zhongxin Bendihua)	龍眼
	Lianping (Longjie Bendihua)	龍眼
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	圓肉
	Xinfeng (Matou Bendihua)	龍眼
	Xinfeng (Daxi Bendihua)	龍眼
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	龍眼果
	Conghua (Lütian)	龍眼
	Jiexi	牛眼
	Luhe	牛眼
	Raoping (Xinfeng)	牛眼
	Changting	圓眼, 龍眼
	Yongding	龍眼
	Yongding (Xiayang)	龍眼
	Yongding (Gaobei)	龍眼
	Yongding (Hukeng)	龍眼
	Wuping	龍眼
	Wuping (Pingyu)	龍眼
	Liancheng	龍眼
	Liancheng (Peitian)	圓眼
	Liancheng (Zhongbao)	龍眼
	Liancheng (Laiyuan)	龍眼
	Ninghua	泡圓
	Yudu	泡圓, 林眼子
	Ruijin	圓眼
	Shicheng	泡圓
	Shangyou (Shexi)	泡圓
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	牛眼
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	牛眼
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	牛眼
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	牛眼
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	牛眼
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	牛眼
	Hong Kong	龍眼
	Luchuan (Daqiao)	龍眼
	Kuala Lumpur (Dabu)	龍眼
	Senai (Huiyang)	龍眼
	Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo)	牛眼, 龍眼
	Singkawang	龍眼
	Bangkok (Meixian)	龍眼
Bangkok (Fengshun)	牛眼
Huizhou	Jixi	桂圓
Jin	Taiyuan	桂圓, 龍眼
Northern Min	Jian'ou	龍眼
Eastern Min	Fuzhou	龍眼
	Changle	龍眼
	Fuqing	龍眼
	Yongtai	龍眼
	Gutian	龍眼
	Fu'an	龍眼
	Ningde	龍眼
	Shouning	寶圓
	Zhouning	寶圓
	Fuding	寶圓
	Matsu	龍眼
	Singapore (Fuqing)	寶圓
Southern Min	Xiamen	龍眼
	Quanzhou	龍眼
	Jinjiang	龍眼
	Shishi	龍眼
	Zhangzhou	龍眼
	Zhao'an	龍眼
	Dongshan	龍眼
	Taipei	龍眼
	New Taipei (Sanxia)	龍眼
	Kaohsiung	龍眼
	Yilan	龍眼
	Changhua (Lukang)	龍眼
	Taichung	龍眼
	Tainan	龍眼
	Hsinchu	龍眼
	Kinmen	龍眼
	Penghu (Magong)	龍眼
	Penang (Hokkien)	龍眼
	Singapore (Hokkien)	龍眼
	Manila (Hokkien)	龍眼
	Longyan	龍眼
	Zhangping (Yongfu)	龍眼
	Datian	龍眼
	Pingnan (Shangdu)	龍眼
	Chaozhou	肉眼
	Raoping	肉眼
	Shantou	肉眼
	Shantou (Chenghai)	肉眼
	Jieyang	肉眼
	Haifeng	肉眼
	Bangkok (Teochew)	肉眼
	Chiang Mai (Teochew)	肉眼
	Hat Yai (Teochew)	肉眼
	Johor Bahru (Teochew)	龍眼
	Pontianak (Teochew)	龍眼
	Wenchang	龍眼
	Haikou	龍眼
Puxian Min	Putian	龍眼
	Putian (Donghai)	龍眼
	Putian (Jiangkou)	龍眼
	Putian (Nanri)	龍眼
	Xianyou	龍眼
	Xianyou (Fengting)	龍眼
	Xianyou (Youyang)	龍眼
Zhongshan Min	Shaxi (Longdu)	龍眼
	Sanxiang	龍眼
Southern Pinghua	Nanning (Tingzi)	龍眼
Northern Pinghua	Guilin (Dahe)	龍眼
Shehua	Fu'an	龍眼
	Fuding	寶圓
	Luoyuan	龍眼
	Sanming	龍眼
	Shunchang	龍眼
	Hua'an	龍眼
	Guixi (Zhangping)	龍眼
	Cangnan	龍眼
	Jingning	龍眼
	Lishui	桂圓
	Longyou	桂圓
Wu	Shanghai	桂圓
	Shanghai (Chongming)	桂圓
	Suzhou	桂圓
	Danyang	泡圓, 桂圓
	Hangzhou	桂圓
	Ningbo	桂圓
	Wenzhou	圓眼, 魁圓
	Jinhua	桂圓
Xiang	Changsha	桂圓
	Loudi	泡圓, 桂圓
	Shuangfeng	桂圓, 泡圓
	Quanzhou	龍眼

Derived terms

• 魚眼鏡頭／鱼眼镜头
• 魚眼雪／鱼眼雪

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (魚眼):

• → Japanese: 魚眼(ぎょがん) (gyogan)
• → Korean: 어안(魚眼) (eoan)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
魚	眼
ぎょ Grade: 2	がん Grade: 5
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) ぎょがん [gyògáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ɡʲo̞ɡã̠ɴ]

Noun

魚(ぎょ)眼(がん) • (gyogan) 

1. (literal) a fish eye

Derived terms

• 魚(ぎょ)眼(がん)石(せき) (gyoganseki)
• 魚(ぎょ)眼(がん)レンズ (gyogan renzu)