水鳥

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See also: 水鸟

Chinese

		water; river	bird
trad. (水鳥)		水	鳥
simp. (水鸟)		水	鸟

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǐniǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² niu⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chúi-chiáu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐniǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuěiniǎo
  - Wade–Giles: shui³-niao³
  - Yale: shwěi-nyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeineau
  - Palladius: шуйняо (šujnjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐniǎor
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuěiniǎor
  - Wade–Giles: shui³-niao³-ʼrh
  - Yale: shwěi-nyǎur
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeineaul
  - Palladius: шуйняор (šujnjaor)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² niu⁵
  - Yale: séui níuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² niu⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu² niu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ niːu̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chúi-chiáu
  - Tâi-lô: tsuí-tsiáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zuyciao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sui⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siau⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sui⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sui⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau⁴¹/

Noun

水鳥

waterbird; waterfowl; aquatic bird

Synonyms

水禽 (shuǐqín)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
水	鳥
すい Grade: 1	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Noun

水(すい)鳥(ちょう) or 水鳥(みずとり) • (suichō or mizutori)

waterfowl

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