# 魚子
## Chinese
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Standard)
       (Pinyin): yúzǐ
       (Zhuyin): ㄩˊ ㄗˇ
    (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): yu$^2$ zi$^3$
* Cantonese
    (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): jyu$^4$ zi$^2$
    (Taishan, Wiktionary): ngui$^{3-4}$ du$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): nyie$^4$ zi$^3$
* Jin (Wiktionary): y$^1$ zi$^2$
* Eastern Min (BUC): ngṳ̀-*cī
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hî-chí / hîr-chí / hû-chí
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^6$ng-tsy
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): y$^2$ zr$^3$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yúzǐ
*** Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄗˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yúzǐh
*** Wade–Giles: yü$^2$-tzŭ$^3$
*** Yale: yú-dž
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yutzyy
*** Palladius: юйцзы (jujczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /y³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yúzǐr
*** Zhuyin: ㄩˊ ㄗˇㄦ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yúzǐhr
*** Wade–Giles: yü$^2$-tzŭ$^3$-ʼrh
*** Yale: yú-dzǐr
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yutzeel
*** Palladius: юйцзыр (jujczyr)
*** Sinological IPA : /y³⁵ t͡sz̩ɻ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
** (Chengdu)
*** Sichuanese Pinyin: yu$^2$ zi$^3$
*** Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: yz
*** Sinological IPA : /y²¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jyu$^4$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: yùh jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jy$^4$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yu$^4$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /jyː²¹ t͡siː³⁵/
** (Taishanese, Taicheng)
*** Wiktionary: ngui$^{3-4}$ du$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /ᵑɡui²²⁻²¹ tu⁵⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: nyie$^4$ zi$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /n̠ʲie³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹³/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: y$^1$ zi$^2$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /y¹¹ t͡sz̩⁵³/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: ngṳ̀-*cī
*** Sinological IPA : /ŋy⁵³⁻³³ t͡si³³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Kaohsiung, Singapore, Longyan)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hî-chí
*** Tâi-lô: hî-tsí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hicie
*** IPA (Singapore): /hi²⁴⁻²¹ t͡si⁴²/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /hi²³⁻³³ t͡si⁴¹/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /hi¹³⁻²² t͡si⁵³/
*** IPA (Xiamen): /hi²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/
*** IPA (Longyan): /hi¹¹ t͡si²¹/
** (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Singapore)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hîr-chí
*** Tâi-lô: hîr-tsí
*** IPA (Singapore): /hɯ²⁴⁻²¹ t͡si⁴²/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hɯ²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
** (Hokkien: Taipei)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hû-chí
*** Tâi-lô: hû-tsí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hucie
*** IPA (Taipei): /hu²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si⁵³/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$ng-tsy
*** MiniDict: ng$^去$ tsy
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$hhngg-tsr
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /ŋ̍²² t͡sz̩⁴⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: y$^2$ zr$^3$
*** Sinological IPA : /y¹³ t͡sz̩⁴¹/

#### Noun

魚子
* roe (eggs of fish)

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 魚卵, 魚子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 魚子兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 魚子, 魚卵 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 魚子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 魚子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 魚子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 魚子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 魚子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 魚子, 魚子兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 魚子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 魚子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 魚子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 魚子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 魚子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 魚子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 魚子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 魚子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 魚子兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 魚子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 魚子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 魚子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 魚子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 魚子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 魚子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 魚子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 魚子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 魚子 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 魚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 魚子兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 魚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 魚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 魚子兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 魚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 魚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 魚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 魚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 魚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 魚子兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 魚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 魚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 魚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 魚子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 魚子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 魚子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 魚子, 魚子兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 魚子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 魚子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 魚蛋, 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 魚子, 魚蛋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 魚蛋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 魚蛋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 魚蛋兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 魚蛋 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 魚蛋, 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 魚子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 魚子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 魚子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 魚子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 魚子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 魚子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 魚子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 魚子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 魚子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 魚子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 魚子 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 魚春, 魚子 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 魚蛋 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 魚蛋 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 魚子 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 魚蛋 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 魚蛋 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 魚蛋 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 魚蛋 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 魚蛋 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 魚春 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 魚春, 魚蛋 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 魚子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 魚子 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 魚子 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 魚卵 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 魚春 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 魚春 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 魚春 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 魚春 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 魚春 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 魚春 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 魚卵 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 魚卵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 魚卵 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 魚卵 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 魚卵 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 魚卵 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 魚子 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 魚子 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 魚子, 魚子兒 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 魚子 |
| Jin | Datong | 魚子 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 魚子兒, 魚兒子兒 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 魚子兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 魚子 |
| Jin | Linhe | 魚子 |
| Jin | Jining | 魚子 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 魚子 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 魚子 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 魚子兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 魚子 |
| Jin | Handan | 魚子 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 魚子 |
| Jin | Suide | 魚子兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 魚卵 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 魚子 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 魚卵, 魚子 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 魚卵, 魚子 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 魚卵, 魚子 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 魚子 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 魚子 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 魚卵 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 魚卵, 魚子 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 魚春 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 魚春 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 魚卵, 魚春 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 魚春 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 魚卵 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 魚卵 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 魚卵 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 魚卵 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 魚卵 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 魚春 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 魚蛋 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 魚子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 魚子 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 魚子 |
| Wu | Danyang | 魚子 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 魚子 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 魚子 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 魚子 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 魚子 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 魚子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 魚子 |

##### Derived terms

* 魚子醬 / 鱼子酱 (yúzǐjiàng)

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Gan (Wiktionary): nyie$^4$ zi
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: nyie$^4$ zi
*** Sinological IPA : /n̠ʲie³⁵ t͡sz̩²/

#### Noun

魚子
* (Gan) small fish
* (Yudu and Sichuan Hakka) fish

##### Synonyms

* (small fish): 小魚／小鱼 (xiǎoyú); (Hokkien) 魚囝／鱼囝
* (fish):
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 魚 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 魚 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 魚 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 魚兒, 魚娃兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 魚 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Masanchin (Shaanxi Dungan) | 魚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 魚 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 魚兒 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 魚, 擺尾子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 魚 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 魚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 魚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 魚 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 魚 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 魚 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 魚 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 魚 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 魚仔, 魚 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 魚仔, 魚 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Xihe) | 魚仔 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Shuizhai) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 魚哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Changbu) | 魚哩 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Mianyang) | 魚哩 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 魚 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 魚 |
| Hakka | Changting | 魚 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Yongding) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Xiayang, Yongding) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Gaobei, Yongding) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Longyan (Hukeng, Yongding) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Zhongshan) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Peitian) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Liancheng (Zhongbao) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 魚子, 魚 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 魚仔 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 魚仔 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 魚仔 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 魚仔, 魚 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Longtan) | 魚子 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Shiling) | 魚子 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Longwang) | 魚子 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Shibantan) | 魚子 |
| Hakka | Weiyuan (Guanyingtan) | 魚子 |
| Hakka | Yilong (Ma'an) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Xichang (Huanglianguan) | 魚子 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Kuala Lumpur (Dabu) | 魚 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 魚仔 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Fengshun) | 魚 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 魚 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 魚 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 魚兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 魚 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Shishi | 魚 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 魚 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 魚 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 魚 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 魚 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 魚 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 魚 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 魚, 啊魚 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 魚 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 魚 |
| Wu | Danyang | 魚 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 魚 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 魚 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 魚 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 魚 |

### References

* 郭启熹 [Guo, Qixi], editor (2016), “鱼子”, in 龙岩方言词典 LONGYAN FANGYAN CIDIAN [Dictionary of Longyan dialect] (overall work in Min Nan and Mandarin), Xiamen: 鷺江出版社 [Lujiang Publishing House], →ISBN, page 57.