海鳥

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Chinese

		ocean; sea	bird
trad. (海鳥)		海	鳥
simp. (海鸟)		海	鸟
alternative forms		海爪 Min Nan

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hǎiniǎo

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hoi² niu⁵
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hái-chiáu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hǎiniǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hǎiniǎo
  - Wade–Giles: hai³-niao³
  - Yale: hǎi-nyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: haeneau
  - Palladius: хайняо (xajnjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xaɪ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: hoi² niu⁵
  - Yale: hói níuh
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hoi² niu⁵
  - Guangdong Romanization: hoi² niu⁵
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɔːi̯³⁵ niːu̯¹³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hái-chiáu
  - Tâi-lô: hái-tsiáu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: hayciao
  - IPA (Xiamen): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau⁵³/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /hai⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siau⁵⁵⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau⁵³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /hai⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau⁵³/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /hai⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siau⁴¹/

Noun

海鳥

seabird
(Quanzhou and Malaysian Hokkien, specifically) seagull

Synonyms

(seagull): 海鷗／海鸥 (hǎi'ōu); (Hokkien) 海雞母／海鸡母

Japanese

Kanji in this term
海	鳥
かい Grade: 2	ちょう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
海鳥 (kyūjitai)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):

Noun

海(かい)鳥(ちょう) • (kaichō)

seabird

Korean

Hanja in this term
海	鳥

Noun

海鳥 • (haejo) (hangeul 해조)

hanja form^? of 해조 (“seabird”)

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