鸑鷟
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Chinese
| phoenix; river gull | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鸑鷟) | 鸑 | 鷟 | |
| simp. (𬸚𬸦) | 𬸚 | 𬸦 | |
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄩㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄛˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yuèjhuó
- Wade–Giles: yüeh4-cho2
- Yale: ywè-jwó
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yuehjwo
- Palladius: юэчжо (juečžo)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɥɛ⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂu̯ɔ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ngok6 zok6
- Yale: ngohk johk
- Cantonese Pinyin: ngok9 dzok9
- Guangdong Romanization: ngog6 zog6
- Sinological IPA (key): /ŋɔːk̚² t͡sɔːk̚²/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Middle Chinese: ngaewk dzraewk
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*ŋroːɡ zroːɡ/
Noun
鸑鷟
- (Chinese mythology) name of a legendary auspicious bird traditionally interpreted as a kind of fenghuang (Chinese phoenix)
- 周之興也，鸑鷟鳴于岐山；其衰也，杜伯射王于鄗。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: Guoyu, circa 4th century BCE
- Zhōu zhī xìng yě, yuèzhuó míng yú Qíshān; qí shuāi yě, Dùbó shè Wáng yú Hào.
- When Zhou arose as a great kingdom, the call of Yuezhuo was heard at Mount Qi. At the time of its decline, the ghost of Dubo shot dead the King at Hao.
周之兴也，𬸚𬸦鸣于岐山；其衰也，杜伯射王于鄗。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
- Alternative name for 鸀鳿／𱊬𱉍.