鸚鵡
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See also: 鹦鹉
Chinese
| phonetic | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (鸚鵡) | 鸚 | 鵡 | |
| simp. (鹦鹉) | 鹦 | 鹉 | |
| 2nd round simp. | 𰋷武 | ||
| alternative forms | 鸚䳇／鹦𱉞 | ||
Etymology
Attested earliest in Book of Rites.
For more, see 鸚 (OC *qreːŋ) and 鵡 (OC *maʔ).
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): jing1 mou5
- Hakka (Meixian, Guangdong): yin1 vu3
- Northern Min (KCR): áing-ǔ
- Eastern Min (BUC): ĕng-ū
- Southern Min
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 1an-vu; 1in-vu
- Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): in1 u3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄨˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yingwǔ
- Wade–Giles: ying1-wu3
- Yale: yīng-wǔ
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingwuu
- Palladius: инъу (inʺu)
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ⁵⁵ u²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- Homophones:
英武
鸚鵡／鹦鹉
- (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄧㄥ ㄨˇㄦ
- Tongyong Pinyin: yingwǔr
- Wade–Giles: ying1-wu3-ʼrh
- Yale: yīng-wǔr
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ingwuul
- Palladius: инъур (inʺur)
- Sinological IPA (key): /iŋ⁵⁵ uɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: jing1 mou5
- Yale: yīng móuh
- Cantonese Pinyin: jing1 mou5
- Guangdong Romanization: ying1 mou5
- Sinological IPA (key): /jɪŋ⁵⁵ mou̯¹³/
- Homophones:
英武
鸚鵡／鹦鹉
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Hakka
- Northern Min
- (Jian'ou)
- Kienning Colloquial Romanized: áing-ǔ
- Sinological IPA (key): /aiŋ⁵⁴ u²¹/
- (Jian'ou)
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: ĕng-ū
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɛiŋ⁵⁵⁻⁵³ (Ø-)ŋu³³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- Wu
- Xiang
- (Changsha)
- Wiktionary: in1 u3
- Sinological IPA (key): /in³³ u⁴¹/
- (Changsha)
- Middle Chinese: 'eang mjuX
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*qreːŋ maʔ/
Noun
鸚鵡
- parrot
- 鸚鵡能言，不離飛鳥。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
- From: The Book of Rites, c. 4th – 2nd century BCE
- Yīngwǔ néng yán, bùlí fēiniǎo.
- Even when a parrot talks, it still is a bird.
鹦鹉能言，不离飞鸟。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
Synonyms
Derived terms
- 情侶鸚鵡／情侣鹦鹉
- 橙腹鸚鵡／橙腹鹦鹉 (chéngfù yīngwǔ)
- 玫瑰葵花鸚鵡／玫瑰葵花鹦鹉 (méiguī kuíhuā yīngwǔ)
- 粉紅鳳頭鸚鵡／粉红凤头鹦鹉 (fěnhóng fèngtóu yīngwǔ)
- 虎皮鸚鵡／虎皮鹦鹉
- 虹彩吸蜜鸚鵡／虹彩吸蜜鹦鹉 (hóngcǎi xīmì yīngwǔ)
- 貓噬鸚鵡／猫噬鹦鹉
- 金剛鸚鵡／金刚鹦鹉 (jīngāng yīngwǔ)
- 金鸚鵡／金鹦鹉
- 長尾鸚鵡／长尾鹦鹉 (chángwěi yīngwǔ)
- 非洲灰鹦鹉
- 鳳頭鸚鵡／凤头鹦鹉
- 鴞鸚鵡／鸮鹦鹉 (xiāoyīngwǔ)
- 鸚鵡仔／鹦鹉仔
- 鸚鵡子／鹦鹉子
- 鸚鵡學舌／鹦鹉学舌 (yīngwǔxuéshé)
- 鸚鵡杯／鹦鹉杯 (yīngwǔbēi)
- 鸚鵡洲／鹦鹉洲
- 鸚鵡熱／鹦鹉热 (yīngwǔrè)
- 鸚鵡病／鹦鹉病
- 鸚鵡目／鹦鹉目
- 鸚鵡科／鹦鹉科
- 鸚鵡能言，不離飛鳥／鹦鹉能言，不离飞鸟
- 鸚鵡螺／鹦鹉螺 (yīngwǔluó)
Descendants
Others:
- ⇒ Bouyei: rogyinywuj
- → Manchu: ᡟᡝᠩᡤᡠᡥᡝ (yengguhe), ᡟᡝᠩᡤᡡᡥᡝ (yenggūhe, “parrot”)
- ⇒? Sogdian: 𐼰𐼷𐼺𐼰𐼴𐽂𐼼𐼷 (ʾymʾwtsy /*imutsi/, “parrot”)
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鸚 | 鵡 |
| おう Hyōgai |
む Hyōgai |
| kan'on | goon |
Pronunciation
Noun
- a cockatoo (bird)
Usage notes
As with many terms that name organisms, this term is often spelled in katakana, especially in biological contexts (where katakana is customary), as オウム.
Derived terms
See also
- 鸚哥 (inko)
Korean
| Hanja in this term | |
|---|---|
| 鸚 | 鵡 |