座頭鯨
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Chinese
seat; base; stand seat; base; stand; measure word for large, solid things |
head; (noun suffix) | whale | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (座頭鯨) | 座 | 頭 | 鯨 | |
| simp. (座头鲸) | 座 | 头 | 鲸 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄊㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zuòtóujing
- Wade–Giles: tso4-tʻou2-ching1
- Yale: dzwò-tóu-jīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuohtourjing
- Palladius: цзотоуцзин (czotouczin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su̯ɔ⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zo6 tau4 king4
- Yale: joh tàuh kìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzo6 tau4 king4
- Guangdong Romanization: zo6 teo4 king4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɔː²² tʰɐu̯²¹ kʰɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
座頭鯨
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 座 | 頭 | 鯨 |
| ざ Grade: 6 |
とう Grade: 2 |
くじら Grade: S |
| on’yomi | kun’yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
座頭鯨 or 座頭鯨 • (zatōkujira) ←ざとうくぢら (zatoukudira) or ザトウクヂラ (zatoukudira)?
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as ザトウクジラ.