鴯鶓
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Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鴯鶓) | 鴯 | 鶓 | |
| simp. (鸸鹋) | 鸸 | 鹋 | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English emu. Borrowed via Cantonese.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄦˊ ㄇㄧㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: érmiáo
- Wade–Giles: êrh2-miao2
- Yale: ér-myáu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: erlmiau
- Palladius: эрмяо (ermjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ˀɤɻ³⁵ mi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ji4 miu4
- Yale: yìh mìuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: ji4 miu4
- Guangdong Romanization: yi4 miu4
- Sinological IPA (key): /jiː²¹ miːu̯²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
鴯鶓
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鴯 | 鶓 |
| え Hyōgai |
みゅう Hyōgai |
| irregular | |
Glyph origin
Orthographic borrowing from Chinese 鴯鶓／鸸鹋 (érmiáo), Cantonese 鴯鶓／鸸鹋 (ji4 miu4).