恐鳥

Chinese

		afraid; frightened; to fear	bird
trad. (恐鳥)		恐	鳥
simp. (恐鸟)		恐	鸟

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kǒngniǎo

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung² niu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒngniǎo [Phonetic: kóngniǎo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒngniǎo
    • Wade–Giles: kʻung³-niao³
    • Yale: kǔng-nyǎu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koongneau
    • Palladius: кунняо (kunnjao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kǒngniǎor [Phonetic: kóngniǎor]
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄥˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kǒngniǎor
    • Wade–Giles: kʻung³-niao³-ʼrh
    • Yale: kǔng-nyǎur
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: koongneaul
    • Palladius: кунняор (kunnjaor)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊŋ²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯aʊ̯ɻʷ²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: hung² niu⁵
    • Yale: húng níuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung² niu⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung² niu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ³⁵ niːu̯¹³/

Noun

恐鳥

1. moa (extinct birds)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
恐	鳥
きょう Grade: S	ちょう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) きょーちょー [kyòóchóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [kʲo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

• Homophones: 凶兆, 共聴, 京兆, 協調, 強調, 狭長

Noun

恐(きょう)鳥(ちょう) or 恐鳥(キョウチョウ) • (kyōchō) ^{←きようてう (kyouteu) or キヨウテウ (kyouteu)?}

1. Synonym of モア (“moa”)