夜鷹

Chinese

		night	eagle; falcon; hawk
trad. (夜鷹)		夜	鷹
simp. (夜鹰)		夜	鹰

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): yèyīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄥ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): ye⁴ yin¹

• Cantonese (Jyutping): je⁶ jing¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yèyīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄝˋ ㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yèying
    • Wade–Giles: yeh⁴-ying¹
    • Yale: yè-yīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yehing
    • Palladius: еин (jein)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛ⁵¹ iŋ⁵⁵/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: ye⁴ yin¹
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: iejn
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /iɛ²¹³ in⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: je⁶ jing¹
    • Yale: yeh yīng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: je⁶ jing¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yé⁶ ying¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛː²² jɪŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

夜鷹

1. nightjar

Japanese

Kanji in this term
夜	鷹
よ Grade: 2	たか Jinmeiyō
kun’yomi

Etymology

From 夜 (yo, “night”) +‎ 鷹 (taka, “hawk”).

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) よ​たか [yóꜜtàkà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [jo̞ta̠ka̠]

Noun

夜(よ)鷹(たか) or 夜鷹(ヨタカ) • (yotaka) 

1. a grey nightjar