候鳥

See also: 候鸟

Chinese

		wait	bird
trad. (候鳥)		候	鳥
simp. (候鸟)		候	鸟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hòuniǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): hau⁶ niu⁵

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): heu⁵ niau⁴

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hō͘-niáu / hāu-niáu

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hòuniǎo
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hòuniǎo
    • Wade–Giles: hou⁴-niao³
    • Yale: hòu-nyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: howneau
    • Palladius: хоуняо (xounjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xoʊ̯⁵¹ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hau⁶ niu⁵
    • Yale: hauh níuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hau⁶ niu⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: heo⁶ niu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hɐu̯²² niːu̯¹³/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: heu⁵ niau⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /heu³² ⁿdiau²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hō͘-niáu
    • Tâi-lô: hōo-niáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hoxniao
    • IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ²²⁻²¹ niãu⁵³/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hāu-niáu
    • Tâi-lô: hāu-niáu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: hauxniao
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /hau³³⁻²¹ niãu⁴¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /hau³³⁻¹¹ niãu⁵³/

Noun

候鳥

1. migratory bird

Synonyms

• 信鳥／信鸟
• (Hokkien) 渡鳥／渡鸟

Antonyms

• 留鳥／留鸟 (liúniǎo)