鳥語
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Chinese
| bird | speech; language; dialect speech; language; dialect; tell to | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鳥語) | 鳥 | 語 | |
| simp. (鸟语) | 鸟 | 语 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: niǎoyǔ
- Wade–Giles: niao3-yü3
- Yale: nyǎu-yǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neauyeu
- Palladius: няоюй (njaojuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- Homophones:
鳥羽／鸟羽
鳥語／鸟语
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ ㄩˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: niǎoryǔ
- Wade–Giles: niao3-ʼrh-yü3
- Yale: nyǎur-yǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: neaulyeu
- Palladius: няорюй (njaorjuj)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ni̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: niu5 jyu5
- Yale: níuh yúh
- Cantonese Pinyin: niu5 jy5
- Guangdong Romanization: niu5 yu5
- Sinological IPA (key): /niːu̯¹³ jyː¹³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
鳥語
- “speech” (calling) of the birds
- (figurative, archaic, derogatory) speech or language of foreign non-Han peoples
- (figurative, colloquial, derogatory) unintelligible speech; unintelligible language
- (figurative, derogatory) Southern Chinese dialects
- (figurative, derogatory) English