吞拿魚 (tan1 naa4 jyu4*2 | tun1 na2 yu2) : tuna

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吞拿魚

tan1 naa4 jyu4*2

tun1 na2 yu2

tuna -- 吞拿魚 comes from the transliteration of the English name; the formal name for this fish is 鮪魚

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 30,900

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

吞拿魚

This word has been viewed 3310 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by nanimo on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

吞 tan1 - swallow, gulp
拿 naa4 - take
魚 jyu4 - fish

2 compounds containing this word:

吞拿魚三文治 - tuna sandwich
吞拿魚治 - tuna sandwich

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