鸂鶒
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A Tang dynasty goblet featuring a xichi bird.
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鸂鶒) | 鸂 | 鶒 | |
| simp. (㶉𫛶) | 㶉 | 𫛶 | |
| alternative forms | |||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧ ㄔˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: sichìh
- Wade–Giles: hsi1-chʻih4
- Yale: syī-chr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shichyh
- Palladius: сичи (siči)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, variant)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧ ㄔˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cichìh
- Wade–Giles: chʻi1-chʻih4
- Yale: chī-chr̀
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chichyh
- Palladius: цичи (ciči)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kai1 cik1
- Yale: kāi chīk
- Cantonese Pinyin: kai1 tsik7
- Guangdong Romanization: kei1 qig1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰɐi̯⁵⁵ t͡sʰɪk̚⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: goi1 têg4
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: koi thek
- Sinological IPA (key): /koi³³⁻²³ tʰek̚²/
- (Teochew)
- Middle Chinese: khej trhik
Noun
鸂鶒
- (literary) a type of purple water bird similar to but larger than a mandarin duck