# 木魚
## Chinese

* 木魚 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 木魚 (樂器) (Cantonese)
* Wooden fish (English)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): mùyú
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄨˋ ㄩˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): muk$^6$ jyu$^{4-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): muuk$^5$ ngui$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): muk-ǹg
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bo̍k-hî / bo̍k-hîr / bo̍k-hû / bo̍k-gîr
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^8$moq-yu
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mùyú
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄩˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mùyú
*** Wade–Giles: mu$^4$-yü$^2$
*** Yale: mù-yú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhyu
*** Palladius: муюй (mujuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /mu⁵¹ y³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: mùyúr
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄨˋ ㄩˊㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: mùyúr
*** Wade–Giles: mu$^4$-yü$^2$-ʼrh
*** Yale: mù-yúr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: muhyuel
*** Palladius: муюйр (mujujr)
*** Sinological IPA : /mu⁵¹ yə̯ɻ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: muk$^6$ jyu$^{4-2}$
*** Yale: muhk yú
*** Cantonese Pinyin: muk$^9$ jy$^{4-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: mug$^6$ yu$^{4-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /mʊk̚² jyː²¹⁻³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: muuk$^5$ ngui$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵐbɵk̚³² ᵑɡui²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: muk-ǹg
*** Hakka Romanization System: mug$^ˋ$ ng$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: mug$^5$ ng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /muk̚² ŋ̍¹¹/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Yilan, Taichung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-hî
*** Tâi-lô: bo̍k-hî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: boghii
*** IPA (Yilan): /bɔk̚⁵⁻² hi²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hi²³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /bɔk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ hi¹³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hi²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-hîr
*** Tâi-lô: bo̍k-hîr
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /bɔk̚²⁴⁻² hɯ²⁴/
** (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-hû
*** Tâi-lô: bo̍k-hû
*** Phofsit Daibuun: boghuu
*** IPA (Taipei): /bɔk̚⁴⁻³² hu²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Hsinchu)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bo̍k-gîr
*** Tâi-lô: bo̍k-gîr
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^8$moq-yu
*** MiniDict: moh$^入$ yu
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^5$moq-hhy
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /moʔ¹¹ ɦy²³/

### Noun

木魚
* wooden fish (Buddhist wooden percussion instrument)
* Alternative name for 柴魚／柴鱼 (cháiyú, “dried fish”).
* Short for 木魚歌／木鱼歌.

#### Synonyms

* 魚鼓／鱼鼓 (yúgǔ)
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 木魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 木魚兒, 木郎魚兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 木魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 木魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 木魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 木魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 木魚, 木拉魚子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 木魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 木魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 木魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 木魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 摩拉魚子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 摩拉魚子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 木魚兒, 木頭魚兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 木魚兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 木了魚兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 木魚, 木拉魚子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 木魚 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 木魚兒, 木拉魚兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 木魚兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 木魚 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 木魚兒, 木魚, 木頜魚子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 木魚子, 摩婁魚子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 木魚, 木魚子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 摩婁魚子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 摩婁魚子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 木拉魚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 木魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 木魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 波老魚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 波魚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 木魚兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 木魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 木魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 木魚兒, 木魚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 木魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 木魚兒, 木魚, 波魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 木魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 木魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 木魚兒, 木魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 木魚兒, 波魚兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 木魚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 木魚子, 木魚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 木魚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 木魚, 木魚子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 木魚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 魔魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 木魚兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 木魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 木魚兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 波羅 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 木魚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 木魚, 波羅 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 木驢 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 木魚子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 木魚子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 木魚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 木魚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 木魚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 木魚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 木魚, 梆, 木耳 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 木魚 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 駁魚子, 駁魚 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 魚鼓 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 木魚 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 木魚 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 嘓仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 嘓鐘仔 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 木嘓 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 木魚 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 木魚 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 木魚 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 木魚 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 木魚 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 木魚 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 木魚, 木魚子 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 木魚 |
| Jin | Datong | 木魚兒 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 木魚子 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 木魚 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 木魚 |
| Jin | Linhe | 卜魚子 |
| Jin | Jining | 木魚 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 木魚 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 摩魚子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 木魚兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 木魚子 |
| Jin | Handan | 木魚 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 木魚 |
| Jin | Suide | 木魚兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 嗑嗑仔 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 柴嘓, 嘓仔, 木魚 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 柴嘓, 嘓仔, 木魚 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 柴嘓, 嘓仔, 木魚 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 嘓 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 嘓魚 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 木魚, 嘓魚 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 木魚, 嘓魚 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 嘓魚 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 木魚 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 嘓仔 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 嘓, 木魚 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 嘓魚 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 嘓魚 |
| Southern Min | Longyan | 柴嘓 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 嘓 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 木魚 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 木魚 |
| Wu | Danyang | 木魚 |

#### Derived terms

* 木魚坪／木鱼坪 (Mùyúpíng)
* 木魚書／木鱼书
* 木魚歌／木鱼歌

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 木魚(も​くぎょ) (mo​kugyo)
* → Korean: 목어(木魚) (mogeo)

### Proper noun

木魚
* (～鎮) Muyu (a town in Shennongjia, Hubei, China)
* (～村) Muyu (a village in Muyu, Shennongjia, Hubei, China)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 木 | 魚 |
| もく Grade: 1 | ぎょ Grade: 2 |
| goon | kan'on |
* Alternative spelling
* 杢魚

### Etymology

From Middle Chinese 木魚 (MC muwk ngjo). (Can this etymology be sourced?)

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) もくぎょ [móꜜkùgyò] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [mo̞kɯ̟ɡʲo̞]

### Noun

木(もく)魚(ぎょ) • (mokugyo)
* (Buddhism) wooden fish:
** a wooden percussion instrument in the shape of a fish used to signal monks to their duties
** a round, hollow, vaguely fish-shaped wooden percussion instrument used during recitations of Buddhist sutras
    Synonym: 魚柝 (gyotaku)
* (colloquial) katsuobushi
* (slang) an impregnated married woman
    from the appearance of the stomach akin to the round hollow wooden fish

#### Derived terms

* 木(もく)魚講(ぎょこう) (mokugyokō)
* 木魚(もくぎょ)入(い)り合(あい)方(かた) (mokugyo iri aikata)

#### See also

* ぽくぽく (pokupoku, “onomatopoeia of striking a wooden fish”)

### References

* ↑ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 木 | 魚 |

### Noun

木魚 • (mogeo) (hangeul 목어)
* hanja form of 목어 (“wooden fish”)