# 鱷魚
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): èyú
    (Zhuyin): ㄜˋ ㄩˊ
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): ngok$^6$ jyu$^{4-2}$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngok$^2$ ngui$^3$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): ngo̍k-ǹg
* Eastern Min (BUC): ngáuk-ngṳ̀ / ngăuk-ngṳ̀
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kho̍k-hî / kho̍k-hû / go̍k-hî / go̍k-hû / ngo̍k-hîr
    (Teochew, Peng'im): ngag$^8$ he$^5$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: èyú
*** Zhuyin: ㄜˋ ㄩˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: èyú
*** Wade–Giles: o$^4$-yü$^2$
*** Yale: è-yú
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ehyu
*** Palladius: эюй (ejuj)
*** Sinological IPA : /ˀɤ⁵¹ y³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ngok$^6$ jyu$^{4-2}$
*** Yale: ngohk yú
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ngok$^9$ jy$^{4-2}$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ngog$^6$ yu$^{4-2}$
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋɔːk̚² jyː²¹⁻³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngok$^2$ ngui$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡɔk̚⁵⁵ ᵑɡui²²/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: ngo̍k-ǹg
*** Hakka Romanization System: ngog ng$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: ngog$^6$ ng$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /ŋok̚⁵ ŋ̍¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ngáuk-ngṳ̀ / ngăuk-ngṳ̀
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋouʔ²⁴⁻²¹ ŋy⁵³/, /ŋouʔ⁵⁻³³ ŋy⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Kaohsiung)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kho̍k-hî
*** Tâi-lô: kho̍k-hî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qoghii
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² hi²³/
** (Hokkien: Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kho̍k-hû
*** Tâi-lô: kho̍k-hû
*** Phofsit Daibuun: qoghuu
*** IPA (Taipei): /kʰɔk̚⁴⁻³² hu²⁴/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: go̍k-hî
*** Tâi-lô: go̍k-hî
*** Phofsit Daibuun: goghii
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡɔk̚⁴⁻³² hi²³/
** (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: go̍k-hû
*** Tâi-lô: go̍k-hû
*** Phofsit Daibuun: goghuu
*** IPA (Taipei): /ɡɔk̚⁴⁻³² hu²⁴/
** (Hokkien: Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: ngo̍k-hîr
*** Tâi-lô: ngo̍k-hîr
*** IPA (Singapore): /ŋɔk̚⁴³⁻²¹ hɯ²⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: ngag$^8$ he$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: nga̍k hṳ̂
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋak̚⁴⁻² hɯ⁵⁵/

### Noun

鱷魚
* crocodilian (crocodile, alligator, gavial) (Classifier: 條／条 m c; 尾 mn; 隻／只 mn)
    流出鱷魚的眼淚／流出鳄鱼的眼泪 ― liú chū èyúdeyǎnlèi ― to cry crocodile tears

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 鱷, 忽雷, 骨雷 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 鱷 |
| Taxonomic name | Taxonomic name | 鱷 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 鱷魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 鱷魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 鱷魚 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 鱷魚 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 鱷魚 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 鱷魚 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 鱷魚 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 鱷魚 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian) | 鱷魚 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian) | 鱷魚 |
| Hakka | Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian) | 鱷魚 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 鱷魚 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 鱷魚 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 鱷魚 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 鱷魚 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 鱷魚 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 峇仔 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 鱷魚 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 峇仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 鱷魚 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 鱷魚 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 鱷魚 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 鱷魚 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 鱷魚 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 鱷魚 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 鱷魚 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 鱷魚 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 鱷魚 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 峇仔 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 峇仔, 鱷魚 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 鱷魚 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 鱷魚 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 鱷魚 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 峇囝 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 鱷魚, 峇囝 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 峇囝 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 峇囝 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 峇囝 |
| Southern Min | Pontianak (Teochew) | 峇囝 |

#### Derived terms

* 鱷魚的眼淚 / 鳄鱼的眼泪 (èyú de yǎnlèi)
* 鱷魚眼淚 / 鳄鱼眼泪 (èyú yǎnlèi)
* 鱷魚蟲 / 鳄鱼虫

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 鰐魚(がくぎょ) (gakugyo)
* → Korean: 악어(鰐魚) (ageo)
Others:
* → Bouyei: ngofyif