小鳥遊

See also: 小鸟游

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	bird	to roam; travel
trad. (小鳥遊)		小	鳥	遊
simp. (小鸟游)		小	鸟	游

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Xiǎoniǎoyóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Xiǎoniǎoyóu [Phonetic: xiáoniǎoyóu]
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Siǎoniǎoyóu
    • Wade–Giles: Hsiao³-niao³-yu²
    • Yale: Syǎu-nyǎu-yóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Sheauneauyou
    • Palladius: Сяоняою (Sjaonjaoju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ni̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ joʊ̯³⁵/

Proper noun

小鳥遊

1. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 小鳥遊, Takanashi

Japanese

Kanji in this term
小	鳥	遊
Grade: 1	Grade: 2	Grade: 3
irregular

Etymology

The kanji spelling, which means “little birds playing,” is a pun on 鷹無し (taka nashi, “no hawk”), because little birds can play when there is no hawk around to hunt them.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ta̠ka̠na̠ɕi]

Proper noun

小鳥遊(たかなし) • (Takanashi) 

1. a surname

Usage notes

This surname is very rare in real life but often appears in anime and manga characters' names.

Related terms

• 高(たか)梨(なし) (Takanashi)