始祖鳥
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See also: 始祖鸟
Chinese
| bird | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (始祖鳥) | 始祖 | 鳥 | |
| simp. (始祖鸟) | 始祖 | 鸟 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄗㄨˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhzǔniǎo
- Wade–Giles: shih3-tsu3-niao3
- Yale: shř-dzǔ-nyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyytzuuneau
- Palladius: шицзуняо (šiczunjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ci2 zou2 niu5
- Yale: chí jóu níuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsi2 dzou2 niu5
- Guangdong Romanization: qi2 zou2 niu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰiː³⁵ t͡sou̯³⁵ niːu̯¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
始祖鳥
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 始 | 祖 | 鳥 |
| し Grade: 3 |
そ Grade: 5 |
ちょう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | ||
| Alternative spelling |
|---|
| 始祖鳥 (kyūjitai) |
Etymology
From 始祖 (shiso, “progenitor”) + 鳥 (chō, “bird”). Compare Chinese 始祖鳥／始祖鸟 (shǐzǔniǎo, literally “progenitor bird”), Korean 시조새 (sijosae, literally “progenitor bird”), and German Urvogel (literally “proto-bird”).
Pronunciation
Noun
始祖鳥 • (shisochō) ←しそてう (sisoteu)?
- an archeopteryx
Korean
| Hanja in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 始 | 祖 | 鳥 |
Noun
- hanja form? of 시조조 (“archeopteryx”)